HAPIVERI Magazine
Learning from Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure: Applying...
Released in 1997, Cure is a provocative work by Kiyoshi Kurosawa that shocked Japanese cinema. It unfolds from the perspective of detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho), who investigates a series of...
Learning from Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure: Applying...
Released in 1997, Cure is a provocative work by Kiyoshi Kurosawa that shocked Japanese cinema. It unfolds from the perspective of detective Takabe (Koji Yakusho), who investigates a series of...
Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspectiv...
Sion Sono's films feature many women with strong personalities. Rather than simply heroines or romantic interests, they are portrayed as people trying to establish themselves while suffering social oppression or...
Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspectiv...
Sion Sono's films feature many women with strong personalities. Rather than simply heroines or romantic interests, they are portrayed as people trying to establish themselves while suffering social oppression or...
Sion Sono's Challenge: Distortions of Religion ...
Released in 2008, Love Exposure was highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad as one of Sion Sono's signature films. Despite its four-hour length, its overwhelming pace and shocking developments left...
Sion Sono's Challenge: Distortions of Religion ...
Released in 2008, Love Exposure was highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad as one of Sion Sono's signature films. Despite its four-hour length, its overwhelming pace and shocking developments left...
The Journey of Director Minoru Murata: Applying...
Director Murata began making a name for himself in independent cinema in the early 1990s. His early film Eternal Promise (1992) received high praise at festivals in Japan and abroad,...
The Journey of Director Minoru Murata: Applying...
Director Murata began making a name for himself in independent cinema in the early 1990s. His early film Eternal Promise (1992) received high praise at festivals in Japan and abroad,...
Naomi Kawase's Early Major Works: Introspection...
Have you seen a film by director Naomi Kawase? Her work is known for its beautiful images and careful portrayal of characters' inner lives.
Naomi Kawase's Early Major Works: Introspection...
Have you seen a film by director Naomi Kawase? Her work is known for its beautiful images and careful portrayal of characters' inner lives.
Kazuhiro Soda, an Innovator of Observational Ci...
The observational cinema established by Kazuhiro Soda is a method that fundamentally overturns conventional ideas about documentary film. His proposed Ten Commandments form its core. The most important element is...
Kazuhiro Soda, an Innovator of Observational Ci...
The observational cinema established by Kazuhiro Soda is a method that fundamentally overturns conventional ideas about documentary film. His proposed Ten Commandments form its core. The most important element is...