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Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Perio...
Born in 1909, Sadao Yamanaka had a strong interest in stories and moving images from childhood. He grew up when silent films were still dominant and Japanese cinema was gradually...
Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Perio...
Born in 1909, Sadao Yamanaka had a strong interest in stories and moving images from childhood. He grew up when silent films were still dominant and Japanese cinema was gradually...
Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Apply...
Released in 1996, (Haru) is a love story directed by Yoshimitsu Morita about communication through the internet, still unusual at the time. Starring Eri Fukatsu and Seiyo Uchino, it sensitively...
Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Apply...
Released in 1996, (Haru) is a love story directed by Yoshimitsu Morita about communication through the internet, still unusual at the time. Starring Eri Fukatsu and Seiyo Uchino, it sensitively...
Satsuo Yamamoto’s Cinematic Expression: Applyin...
The audience-participatory production methods and traveling screenings seen in films such as The Song of the Cart were innovative attempts to go beyond conventional filmmaking and distribution. His active use...
Satsuo Yamamoto’s Cinematic Expression: Applyin...
The audience-participatory production methods and traveling screenings seen in films such as The Song of the Cart were innovative attempts to go beyond conventional filmmaking and distribution. His active use...
Learning from Satsuo Yamamoto’s Major Films: Ap...
Shinobi no Mono at Daiei, starring Raizo Ichikawa, was a major hit as the first film to portray ninja realistically. Subsequent films including A Scarred Life, The Witness Chair, and...
Learning from Satsuo Yamamoto’s Major Films: Ap...
Shinobi no Mono at Daiei, starring Raizo Ichikawa, was a major hit as the first film to portray ninja realistically. Subsequent films including A Scarred Life, The Witness Chair, and...
Satsuo Yamamoto, a Master of Postwar Japanese C...
Yamamoto made his directorial debut in 1937 with Ojosan, based on a work by Nobuko Yoshiya, and his next film, Haha no Kyoku, became a record-breaking hit. In his private...
Satsuo Yamamoto, a Master of Postwar Japanese C...
Yamamoto made his directorial debut in 1937 with Ojosan, based on a work by Nobuko Yoshiya, and his next film, Haha no Kyoku, became a record-breaking hit. In his private...
Shue Matsubayashi’s Directing Philosophy: Apply...
Realism is a major foundation of Shue Matsubayashi’s cinema. In his war films particularly, he does more than recreate history, carefully portraying the psychology and conflicts of people who lived...
Shue Matsubayashi’s Directing Philosophy: Apply...
Realism is a major foundation of Shue Matsubayashi’s cinema. In his war films particularly, he does more than recreate history, carefully portraying the psychology and conflicts of people who lived...