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Koseki Aquila Raphael (小関章ラファエル, born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese producer, story architect and Jungian scholar. In 1998, he was baptized by Father Klaus Riesenhuber, a philosophy professor at Sophia University, and was given the name “Raphael.”
Contents
- Entertainment career
- Scholastic activities
- Education
- Academic activities
- Track records in entertainment
- References
Koseki’s work in the entertainment field includes theater, music and animation productions. His scholastic interests span a wide spectrum: religion, theology, mythology, archetypology, digital content creation and film.
Koseki is known for his involvement in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical the Phantom of the Opera. Since 2007, his focus has shifted to Japanese anime productions. He registered a trademark, “Aquilon” with the Japan Patent Office and his freelance activities are copyrighted by Aquilon.
Entertainment career
Koseki began his career as a stagehand for the Phantom of the Opera when it was first performed in Japan by the Shiki Theatrical Company. In 1990, Koseki became the technical director of the show. At the meantime, he decided to study graphic design abroad at the Académie Julian/ESAG (Ecole Supérieure d'Art Graphique) in Paris, France for two years. For the next few years, he backpacked through Europe, crossing Spain and the Sahara Desert, as well as the United States.
From 1995 to 1998, Koseki continued his involvement in the Phantom of the Opera as the show’s opening advisor. In 1996, he established an independent record label and produced a CD featuring Satoko Yoshioka who played the “Christine” role in the Phantom of the Opera. His expertise in computer technologies such as DTM/DTP was used to compose and edit the music as well as the art design of the CD.
Scholastic activities
Since 1988, Koseki has been studying analytical psychology under Harumi Yamane, a Jungian analyst and diplomate candidate of C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. Using Dream Analysis and Active Imagination, Koseki is studying how images and stories may be used to access the unconscious.
Education
Thesis: “The encounter of C.G. Jung’s symbolism and Christian faith.”
Thesis: “The examination of contemporary fables from a theological perspective.”
Thesis: “The dreaming culture of the ancient Jewish world: Its origin and the biblical account of Jacob.”