HAPIVERI Magazine
The Origins of Documentary Master Kazuhiro Soda...
Born in Osaka in 1970, Kazuhiro Soda was deeply interested in creating stories from an early age. While studying at Osaka University, he joined a theater club and began working...
The Origins of Documentary Master Kazuhiro Soda...
Born in Osaka in 1970, Kazuhiro Soda was deeply interested in creating stories from an early age. While studying at Osaka University, he joined a theater club and began working...
Nobuhiro Yamashita's Linda Linda Linda: A Story...
Released in 2005, Linda Linda Linda is a coming-of-age music film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. It follows a high-school girls' band as they prepare to perform the Blue Hearts classic...
Nobuhiro Yamashita's Linda Linda Linda: A Story...
Released in 2005, Linda Linda Linda is a coming-of-age music film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. It follows a high-school girls' band as they prepare to perform the Blue Hearts classic...
Master Director Ishiro Honda's Techniques: An I...
Above all, Ishiro Honda's directing methods were characterized by a strong commitment to realism. Even in special-effects films, he studied real animals' movements and reflected them in the effects to...
Master Director Ishiro Honda's Techniques: An I...
Above all, Ishiro Honda's directing methods were characterized by a strong commitment to realism. Even in special-effects films, he studied real animals' movements and reflected them in the effects to...
A Girl's Changing Heart and Journey Toward Adul...
Released in 1993, Shinji Somai's Moving is a deeply affecting film about a girl's coming of age. From the perspective of a girl forced to move because of her parents'...
A Girl's Changing Heart and Journey Toward Adul...
Released in 1993, Shinji Somai's Moving is a deeply affecting film about a girl's coming of age. From the perspective of a girl forced to move because of her parents'...
Innovative Filmmaker Shinji Somai: His Early Li...
Shinji Somai was born on January 13, 1948, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. He spent his childhood in Hokkaido and, after graduating from Hokkaido Kushiro Konan High School, entered the Faculty...
Innovative Filmmaker Shinji Somai: His Early Li...
Shinji Somai was born on January 13, 1948, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. He spent his childhood in Hokkaido and, after graduating from Hokkaido Kushiro Konan High School, entered the Faculty...
How Masayuki Suo Established His Directing Styl...
In 1988's Yomigaeri no Machi, he depicted people's resilience and hope against the backdrop of postwar reconstruction. In this work, Suo succeeded in pursuing period accuracy while conveying a message...
How Masayuki Suo Established His Directing Styl...
In 1988's Yomigaeri no Machi, he depicted people's resilience and hope against the backdrop of postwar reconstruction. In this work, Suo succeeded in pursuing period accuracy while conveying a message...