HAPIVERI Magazine
Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Rise...
Kinuyo Tanaka (1909–1977) entered Japanese film history as its first female director. After appearing in numerous classics as an actress, she made her directing debut with Love Letter in 1953....
Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Rise...
Kinuyo Tanaka (1909–1977) entered Japanese film history as its first female director. After appearing in numerous classics as an actress, she made her directing debut with Love Letter in 1953....
Learning Visual Direction from Takashi Koizumi'...
Released in 1992, Izakaya Choji is one of director Takashi Koizumi's representative works, beloved by many film fans for reuniting him with Ken Takakura.
Learning Visual Direction from Takashi Koizumi'...
Released in 1992, Izakaya Choji is one of director Takashi Koizumi's representative works, beloved by many film fans for reuniting him with Ken Takakura.
Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant ...
Born and raised in Tokyo, Takashi Koizumi spent his childhood in the wartime era of 1944, when memories of war were vivid.
Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant ...
Born and raised in Tokyo, Takashi Koizumi spent his childhood in the wartime era of 1944, when memories of war were vivid.
A Kingdom of Boys: The Formative Landscape of K...
Produced in 1981 as Kazuyuki Izutsu’s feature debut, Empire of Kids is a strongly autobiographical film based on the director’s own childhood experiences. Set in Osaka’s Ikuno district in the...
A Kingdom of Boys: The Formative Landscape of K...
Produced in 1981 as Kazuyuki Izutsu’s feature debut, Empire of Kids is a strongly autobiographical film based on the director’s own childhood experiences. Set in Osaka’s Ikuno district in the...
Kinuyo Tanaka’s Directorial Debut Love Letter: ...
A historic event occurred in Japanese cinema in November 1953: the release of Love Letter, directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. It was the first dramatic feature in Japanese film history directed...
Kinuyo Tanaka’s Directorial Debut Love Letter: ...
A historic event occurred in Japanese cinema in November 1953: the release of Love Letter, directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. It was the first dramatic feature in Japanese film history directed...
Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applyin...
Directed by Takahisa Zeze, From Siberia with Love is based on the true story of Japanese prisoners of war detained in Siberian labor camps, or lagers, after World War II....
Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applyin...
Directed by Takahisa Zeze, From Siberia with Love is based on the true story of Japanese prisoners of war detained in Siberian labor camps, or lagers, after World War II....