An insight into the career of the composer and conductor behind some of the best film scores.
Author - Matthew Cooper
Sunao Katabuchi's “In this Corner of the World” (2017) follows a great tradition of Japanese animation set during the Second World War. It is a...
Yuya Ishii's “The Tokyo Night Sky is Always the Densest Shade of Blue” (2017) is a curious film with a screenplay by Ishii based on a book of...
It is fair to say that Hirokazu Koreeda is a master of the sentimental family drama, with earlier films such as “Nobody Knows” (2004) and his...
Kaneto Shindo was a prolific director and screenwriter who created some of the most memorable films of the black and white era, such...
Written and directed by Ryutaro Ninomiya, “Sweating the Small Stuff” is a highly personal film about loss. There is a dedication at the end of the...
Eiji Uchida has come to be a well-known name in modern Japanese cinema, with films that take a look at the seedier side of modern life. “Love and Other...
Yuji Shimomura has worked as a stunt co-ordinator on films such as “Shinobi: Heart under Blade” (2005) and “Flashpoint” (2007), as well as directing cinematics...
Masato Ozawa won a number of plaudits for his directorial debut “Remiges” (2013), which looked at the important subject of child abuse. In “Lost...
“Cocolors” won the Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. This short film is an...