Costume Art (New Edition)

By Michiko Kitamura Costume Design (New Edition) (2018).

"Clothes are weapons, they are life itself"

Michiko Kitamura's unparalleled film costumes, their images and thoughts. This book features numerous costume photos taken over a five-year period by photographer Satoru Takayanagi. In addition, a 30,000-word interview delves into her unique "costume technique."

:Main actors appearing in this book:
Approximately 30 people, including Tadanobu Asano, Masanobu Ando, ​​Takaaki Ishibashi, Ryo Ishibashi, Yusuke Iseya, Mikako Ichikawa, Juri Ueno, Nao Omori, Tamaki Ogawa, Joe Odagiri, Teruhisa Kagawa, Rinko Kikuchi, Yoshino Kimura, Yuki Kudo, Koichi Sato, Hiroki Narimiya, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kaori Momoi, etc.

This book is a new edition of "Costume Techniques" published by Little More in 2008. There are no changes to the content.

This book tells the story of Michiko Kitamura's upbringing and her encounter with film costumes in her own words through the works she has worked on. It has the power to serve as a guidepost not only for costumes, but also for a way of life itself. Even those who don't watch many films will likely enjoy it more if they watch related films from the perspective of costumes (Ammel).