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Hideaki Anno and Evangelion's Impact: Bringing ...
Neon Genesis Evangelion, which began airing on the TV Tokyo network in October 1995, opened a new chapter in Japanese animation history. At first glance a conventional giant-robot anime, it...
Hideaki Anno and Evangelion's Impact: Bringing ...
Neon Genesis Evangelion, which began airing on the TV Tokyo network in October 1995, opened a new chapter in Japanese animation history. At first glance a conventional giant-robot anime, it...
Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki: Applying Thei...
When people think of Studio Ghibli, many will think of director Hayao Miyazaki. Yet no discussion of Ghibli should ever overlook director Isao Takahata.
Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki: Applying Thei...
When people think of Studio Ghibli, many will think of director Hayao Miyazaki. Yet no discussion of Ghibli should ever overlook director Isao Takahata.
Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying L...
Animation may bring grand adventures or fantasy to mind. Yet Isao Takahata's films contain no magic or supernatural powers. Instead, they carefully depict ordinary daily life, revealing its small joys...
Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying L...
Animation may bring grand adventures or fantasy to mind. Yet Isao Takahata's films contain no magic or supernatural powers. Instead, they carefully depict ordinary daily life, revealing its small joys...
Life's Transience in Isao Takahata's Films: Bri...
Animation is often thought to depict dreams and adventure, but Isao Takahata's films explore deep themes that attend to life's transience and human destiny.
Life's Transience in Isao Takahata's Films: Bri...
Animation is often thought to depict dreams and adventure, but Isao Takahata's films explore deep themes that attend to life's transience and human destiny.
Isao Takahata's Realism: Applying Animation's P...
Animation may bring spectacular action and fantastical worlds to mind. Yet a different quality runs throughout director Isao Takahata's work: realism.
Isao Takahata's Realism: Applying Animation's P...
Animation may bring spectacular action and fantastical worlds to mind. Yet a different quality runs throughout director Isao Takahata's work: realism.
An Overview of Kohei Oguri's Major Works: His J...
Muddy River (1981) and For Kayako (1984) decisively established Oguri's international reputation. Adapting Teru Miyamoto's work, Muddy River is a psychological drama set in a working-class district of Osaka, depicting...
An Overview of Kohei Oguri's Major Works: His J...
Muddy River (1981) and For Kayako (1984) decisively established Oguri's international reputation. Adapting Teru Miyamoto's work, Muddy River is a psychological drama set in a working-class district of Osaka, depicting...