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Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: Applying Cross-Cultural Expression to Video Production

Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: ...

Released in 1983, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is one of Nagisa Oshima's signature films, distinguished by its international cast and original music. The unusual combination of David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto,...

Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: ...

Released in 1983, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is one of Nagisa Oshima's signature films, distinguished by its international cast and original music. The unusual combination of David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto,...

Lessons from Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Youth Killer: Applying Portrayals of Conflict to Video Production

Lessons from Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Youth Kill...

Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Youth Killer was released in 1976, an era marking the end of Japan's rapid economic growth. Based on a real case of gruesome murders committed by a...

Lessons from Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Youth Kill...

Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Youth Killer was released in 1976, an era marking the end of Japan's rapid economic growth. Based on a real case of gruesome murders committed by a...

Lessons from Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who Stole the Sun: Applying Tension to Video Concepts

Lessons from Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who St...

Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who Stole the Sun shocked Japanese cinema in 1979. Its startling premise, in which nuclear power plant engineer Junichi Yaginuma steals uranium-235 and builds a homemade...

Lessons from Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who St...

Kazuhiko Hasegawa's The Man Who Stole the Sun shocked Japanese cinema in 1979. Its startling premise, in which nuclear power plant engineer Junichi Yaginuma steals uranium-235 and builds a homemade...

A Revolutionary of the Moving Image: Kazuhiko Hasegawa's Formative Years

A Revolutionary of the Moving Image: Kazuhiko H...

Kazuhiko Hasegawa was born in Tokyo in 1946, just after the war. His childhood unfolded in a distinctive environment where an influx of American culture collided intensely with Japanese traditions....

A Revolutionary of the Moving Image: Kazuhiko H...

Kazuhiko Hasegawa was born in Tokyo in 1946, just after the war. His childhood unfolded in a distinctive environment where an influx of American culture collided intensely with Japanese traditions....

Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New Ground for Japanese Film Action

Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New G...

Action in Japanese films commonly meant period-drama swordplay, wire action, or a style relying heavily on CG. Rurouni Kenshin, released in 2012, renewed that expression and captivated audiences with realistic...

Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New G...

Action in Japanese films commonly meant period-drama swordplay, wire action, or a style relying heavily on CG. Rurouni Kenshin, released in 2012, renewed that expression and captivated audiences with realistic...

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...