Film Articles
Explore directors, film history, directing, aesthetics, and film analysis to discover the ideas behind visual storytelling.
Learning from Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure: Applying...
Released in 1997, Cure is a provocative work by Kiyoshi Kurosawa that shocked Japanese cinema. It unfolds from the perspective of detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho), who investigates a series of...
Learning from Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure: Applying...
Released in 1997, Cure is a provocative work by Kiyoshi Kurosawa that shocked Japanese cinema. It unfolds from the perspective of detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho), who investigates a series of...
Yuki Yamato’s Future and Visual Expression: App...
Yamato’s work has had a major influence on the next generation of filmmakers and video creators. Her perspective as a female director and her poetic approach to cinema, in particular,...
Yuki Yamato’s Future and Visual Expression: App...
Yamato’s work has had a major influence on the next generation of filmmakers and video creators. Her perspective as a female director and her poetic approach to cinema, in particular,...
Yuki Yamato’s Visual Beauty: Applying Natural L...
In Yamato’s films, color symbolically expresses the characters’ emotions and situations. Drowning Love, for example, frequently uses blue and red: blue suggests stillness and loneliness, while red conveys passion and...
Yuki Yamato’s Visual Beauty: Applying Natural L...
In Yamato’s films, color symbolically expresses the characters’ emotions and situations. Drowning Love, for example, frequently uses blue and red: blue suggests stillness and loneliness, while red conveys passion and...
Yoshimitsu Morita's Visual Direction: Applying ...
Director Yoshimitsu Morita was born in Tokyo in 1950. He loved films from childhood and was especially influenced by Western cinema. As a student, he spent much of his time...
Yoshimitsu Morita's Visual Direction: Applying ...
Director Yoshimitsu Morita was born in Tokyo in 1950. He loved films from childhood and was especially influenced by Western cinema. As a student, he spent much of his time...
Learning from Nobuhiro Yamashita's Over the Fen...
Released in 2016, Over the Fence is a human drama directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and based on Yasushi Sato's novel of the same name. It attracted attention as another adaptation...
Learning from Nobuhiro Yamashita's Over the Fen...
Released in 2016, Over the Fence is a human drama directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and based on Yasushi Sato's novel of the same name. It attracted attention as another adaptation...
Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspectiv...
Sion Sono's films feature many women with strong personalities. Rather than simply heroines or romantic interests, they are portrayed as people trying to establish themselves while suffering social oppression or...
Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspectiv...
Sion Sono's films feature many women with strong personalities. Rather than simply heroines or romantic interests, they are portrayed as people trying to establish themselves while suffering social oppression or...