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Kohei Oguri and Japanese Film Tradition: Bringi...
Released in 2015, FOUJITA is an ambitious work in which Oguri adopted an international perspective. Through Japanese painter Tsuguharu Foujita's life, it explores artistic identity and the essence of creation....
Kohei Oguri and Japanese Film Tradition: Bringi...
Released in 2015, FOUJITA is an ambitious work in which Oguri adopted an international perspective. Through Japanese painter Tsuguharu Foujita's life, it explores artistic identity and the essence of creation....
Kohei Oguri's Visual Expression: Applying Light...
Many of Oguri's films adapt literary works, and his choices reflect his own literary sensibility. Through adaptations of important Japanese writers, including Yukio Mishima's The Sting of Death (1990), Teru...
Kohei Oguri's Visual Expression: Applying Light...
Many of Oguri's films adapt literary works, and his choices reflect his own literary sensibility. Through adaptations of important Japanese writers, including Yukio Mishima's The Sting of Death (1990), Teru...
Kohei Oguri's Film Expression: Applying Innovat...
Muddy River, released in 1981, decisively established Oguri's international reputation. Based on Teru Miyamoto's novel, this psychological drama depicts complex family relationships and a boy's growth in a working-class district...
Kohei Oguri's Film Expression: Applying Innovat...
Muddy River, released in 1981, decisively established Oguri's international reputation. Based on Teru Miyamoto's novel, this psychological drama depicts complex family relationships and a boy's growth in a working-class district...
The Structure of Hideyuki Hirayama’s Begging fo...
Released in 1998, Begging for Love is a moving human drama that moves between the past and present of a woman abused by her mother in childhood. Based on Harumi...
The Structure of Hideyuki Hirayama’s Begging fo...
Released in 1998, Begging for Love is a moving human drama that moves between the past and present of a woman abused by her mother in childhood. Based on Harumi...
Hideyuki Hirayama’s Direction in School Ghost S...
Released in 1995, School Ghost Stories is regarded as a landmark of Japanese horror films for children. It captivated many viewers by depicting supernatural incidents at an elementary school alongside...
Hideyuki Hirayama’s Direction in School Ghost S...
Released in 1995, School Ghost Stories is regarded as a landmark of Japanese horror films for children. It captivated many viewers by depicting supernatural incidents at an elementary school alongside...
Hideyuki Hirayama’s Film Direction: Applying Ch...
Hideyuki Hirayama was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1950. He is said to have developed a strong interest in cinema from childhood and visited local theaters constantly. Influenced deeply by...
Hideyuki Hirayama’s Film Direction: Applying Ch...
Hideyuki Hirayama was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1950. He is said to have developed a strong interest in cinema from childhood and visited local theaters constantly. Influenced deeply by...