![]() Mika has released a free iPhone and Android application called “cameran” whereby images taken can be decorated with the distinctive Mika Ninagawa photography style. Mika Ninagawa is represented by Tomio Koyama Gallery as an artist. Her second film “Helter Skelter” became the most searched film on the web in 2013. ‘MIKA NINAGAWA’, her photography book was published overseas for the first time in cooperation with Rizzoli N.Y. In 2007, she directed her first film “SAKURAN” to start off her career as a film director. Her aesthetic and work extended beyond the photography itself, she went onto engaging in fashion collaboration projects with Celine and mastermind JAPAN amongst others. Her solo exhibition ‘Mika Ninagawa: Earthly Flowers, Heavenly Colors’ was one of the most talked-about topics since the exhibition recorded the highest turnout in the photography exhibition history in Japan. The visually saturated and artistic set, together with a fashion forward take on traditional costumes, created stunning and vivid imagery in a highly celebrated film that brought to life a story of the feminine soul.Mika Ninagawa has been accredited with some prestigious photography awards including the most authoritative photography award “Kimura Ihei Photography Award”, in Japan. The main character is portrayed by actress and musician Anna Tsuchiya, while Sheena Ringo took on the role of the Music Director. ![]() Set against the backdrop of the Yoshiwara Yuukaku (a famous red light district) in the Edo period, it tells of the story of a girl who overcame her own weaknesses to rise up as one of the most unique and vibrant Oiran (courtsans) of her time. Originally by hugely popular manga artist Moyoko Anno, Sakuran is a live action movie adaptation of the namesake comic series. ![]() The key message of the film – to think with one’s own mind and to live strongly with integrity – has resonated with many young people across social media, and subsequently led to an extended screening of the film. A girl with a hollowness in her heart and who finds that she belongs to nowhere, is thrust into a series of attacks where she must struggle to find her will to live. Top creatives and artists such as Tadanori Yokoo, Makoto Azuma and Kohei Nawa have also lent a hand to the production of the film. ![]() Former murderer and genius chef, portrayed by Tatsuya Fujiwara, along with a waitress portrayed by newcomer Tina Tamashiro, come together with a group of fantastical assassins in a diner. To tackle the difficult task of “creating a film without age restrictions”, Ninagawa employed creative tactics true to form, such as replacing blood splashes with red rose petals, and using rain and cherry blossoms as a backdrop for a battle scene. The movie opens 13 September, 2019.ĭiner, originally a novel by Yumeaki Hirayama, had been deemed impossible to depict as a film due to its radical content. Mika Ninagawa noir 2010 27.9 x 35.6 cm c-print, framed ed of 10 ©mika ninagawa, Courtesy of Tomio Koyama Gallery After graduating from Graphic Design department of Tama Art University in 1997, Mika Ninagawa has won numerous awards, including the 26th Kimura Ihei Award in 2001. Jun Miyake, one of music’s greatest masters, joins the team in this star-filled ensemble. With undeniable appeal, charisma and talent, Osamu Dazai played by Oguri Shun, becomes entangled with three women in his life his wife played by Rie Miyazawa, the mistress played by Erika Sawajiri, and a heartfelt companion portrayed by Fumi Nikaido. In contrast to the novel, this dramatic movie portrays the women as strong and robust characters exuding fresh and alluring beauty. With a wife and child in tow, Dazai finds himself flung into romances and multiple suicide attempts, the women involved ultimately wanting to fulfill their own selfish desires. Written from the perspective of three women involved with him, Dazai skilfully depicts how the idea of losing one’s humanity is born. Ningenshikkaku (No Longer Human, published in 1948), completed shortly before the author’s death, is one of top Japanese fiction writer Osamu Dazai’s best-selling works, accumulating record sales of 12 millions copies.
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