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Sadao Yamanaka’s Major Works: Applying Innovations in Period Cinema to Video Production

Sadao Yamanaka’s Major Works: Applying Innovati...

Period films may bring to mind heroic sword fights and stories in which good triumphs over evil. Sadao Yamanaka, however, brought fresh energy to the genre.

Sadao Yamanaka’s Major Works: Applying Innovati...

Period films may bring to mind heroic sword fights and stories in which good triumphs over evil. Sadao Yamanaka, however, brought fresh energy to the genre.

Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Period-Drama Perspectives to Video Production

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...

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshimitsu Morita's Directing Philosophy

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshim...

Yoshimitsu Morita was a director who remained committed to filmmaking free of genre constraints. While capturing social reality, he created films that left a powerful impression through distinctive visual expression...

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshim...

Yoshimitsu Morita was a director who remained committed to filmmaking free of genre constraints. While capturing social reality, he created films that left a powerful impression through distinctive visual expression...

Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Applying Stories of the Internet Era to Video Production

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...

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family Game, an Unconventional Family Film with Yusaku Matsuda's Striking Performance

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family...

Released in 1983, The Family Game is one of Yoshimitsu Morita's signature works, an unconventional family drama starring Yusaku Matsuda. Portraying the relationship between a private tutor and a troubled...

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family...

Released in 1983, The Family Game is one of Yoshimitsu Morita's signature works, an unconventional family drama starring Yusaku Matsuda. Portraying the relationship between a private tutor and a troubled...

Satsuo Yamamoto’s Cinematic Expression: Applying Social Perspective and Structure to Video Production

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...