HAPIVERI Magazine
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...
Learning from Kazuyuki Izutsu's Pacchigi!: Brin...
Released in 2004, Kazuyuki Izutsu's Pacchigi! is a coming-of-age drama set in Kyoto in 1968, depicting conflict and interaction between Korean residents of Japan and Japanese high school students. Pacchigi...
Learning from Kazuyuki Izutsu's Pacchigi!: Brin...
Released in 2004, Kazuyuki Izutsu's Pacchigi! is a coming-of-age drama set in Kyoto in 1968, depicting conflict and interaction between Korean residents of Japan and Japanese high school students. Pacchigi...
A Magician of Images: Director Kazuyuki Izutsu'...
Born in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, in 1952, Kazuyuki Izutsu grew up in the lively atmosphere of a postwar working-class neighborhood. A frequent cinema visitor from childhood who often encountered films...
A Magician of Images: Director Kazuyuki Izutsu'...
Born in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, in 1952, Kazuyuki Izutsu grew up in the lively atmosphere of a postwar working-class neighborhood. A frequent cinema visitor from childhood who often encountered films...
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...
Kinuyo Tanaka: The Journey of Japan’s First Fem...
Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on February 29, 1909, Kinuyo Tanaka lost her father at age five and grew up in poverty with her mother. From age ten, her difficult...
Kinuyo Tanaka: The Journey of Japan’s First Fem...
Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on February 29, 1909, Kinuyo Tanaka lost her father at age five and grew up in poverty with her mother. From age ten, her difficult...
Takahisa Zeze, a Filmmaker of Darkness and Ligh...
Takahisa Zeze is known as one of Japanese cinema’s directors with the sharpest social perspectives. Born in 1961, he applies the viewpoint he developed in television documentary to filmmaking, earning...
Takahisa Zeze, a Filmmaker of Darkness and Ligh...
Takahisa Zeze is known as one of Japanese cinema’s directors with the sharpest social perspectives. Born in 1961, he applies the viewpoint he developed in television documentary to filmmaking, earning...