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Keishi Otomo’s Visual Beauty: Direction Beyond the Boundary Between Television and Film

Keishi Otomo’s Visual Beauty: Direction Beyond ...

Although both are audiovisual works, films and television dramas differ greatly in their production approaches. Keishi Otomo crosses this boundary with ease, establishing new visual expression by applying directing techniques...

Keishi Otomo’s Visual Beauty: Direction Beyond ...

Although both are audiovisual works, films and television dramas differ greatly in their production approaches. Keishi Otomo crosses this boundary with ease, establishing new visual expression by applying directing techniques...

Learning from Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of the Senses: Using Expressive Intensity in Video Production

Learning from Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of t...

Released in 1976, In the Realm of the Senses is one of Nagisa Oshima's signature films, based on the real Sada Abe incident. Taking place in prewar Japan, the incident...

Learning from Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of t...

Released in 1976, In the Realm of the Senses is one of Nagisa Oshima's signature films, based on the real Sada Abe incident. Taking place in prewar Japan, the incident...

Nagisa Oshima’s Cinematic Innovations: Applying Social Themes and Planning Skills to Video Production

Nagisa Oshima’s Cinematic Innovations: Applying...

Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1932, Nagisa Oshima experienced war as a child. His experiences during this period laid the foundation for his later anti-authoritarian style. Interested in literature and...

Nagisa Oshima’s Cinematic Innovations: Applying...

Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1932, Nagisa Oshima experienced war as a child. His experiences during this period laid the foundation for his later anti-authoritarian style. Interested in literature and...

Hideyuki Hirayama's Film Aesthetic: Bringing Reality and Emotion into Corporate Videos

Hideyuki Hirayama's Film Aesthetic: Bringing Re...

Hideyuki Hirayama's work is characterized by realism firmly rooted in the actual world. His films can make audiences feel as though they are living alongside the characters. By valuing unassuming...

Hideyuki Hirayama's Film Aesthetic: Bringing Re...

Hideyuki Hirayama's work is characterized by realism firmly rooted in the actual world. His films can make audiences feel as though they are living alongside the characters. By valuing unassuming...

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can Film Change Society?

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can ...

Does film exist only for entertainment? Or does it have the power to change society?

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can ...

Does film exist only for entertainment? Or does it have the power to change society?

United Red Army: The Road to Asama-Sanso and United Red Army — Koji Wakamatsu’s Reality of Revolution

United Red Army: The Road to Asama-Sanso and Un...

Known as a maverick in Japanese cinema, Koji Wakamatsu made particularly shocking films about the United Red Army. He insisted on adapting real events to portray the reality of revolutionary...

United Red Army: The Road to Asama-Sanso and Un...

Known as a maverick in Japanese cinema, Koji Wakamatsu made particularly shocking films about the United Red Army. He insisted on adapting real events to portray the reality of revolutionary...