HAPIVERI Magazine

Kinuyo Tanaka: The Journey of Japan’s First Female Film Director

Kinuyo Tanaka: The Journey of Japan’s First Fem...

Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on February 29, 1909, Kinuyo Tanaka lost her father at age five and grew up in poverty with her mother. From age ten, her difficult...

Kinuyo Tanaka: The Journey of Japan’s First Fem...

Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on February 29, 1909, Kinuyo Tanaka lost her father at age five and grew up in poverty with her mother. From age ten, her difficult...

Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applying Dignity and Memory to Video Production

Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applyin...

Directed by Takahisa Zeze, From Siberia with Love is based on the true story of Japanese prisoners of war detained in Siberian labor camps, or lagers, after World War II....

Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applyin...

Directed by Takahisa Zeze, From Siberia with Love is based on the true story of Japanese prisoners of war detained in Siberian labor camps, or lagers, after World War II....

Takahisa Zeze's 64: Truths About Organizations and People Revealed by an Unsolved Case

Takahisa Zeze's 64: Truths About Organizations ...

64 is Takahisa Zeze's screen adaptation of Hideo Yokoyama's bestselling novel. The title refers to the case number of a young girl's kidnapping and murder in Showa 64. Still unsolved...

Takahisa Zeze's 64: Truths About Organizations ...

64 is Takahisa Zeze's screen adaptation of Hideo Yokoyama's bestselling novel. The title refers to the case number of a young girl's kidnapping and murder in Showa 64. Still unsolved...

The Road to Becoming a Filmmaker: Takahisa Zeze's Origins and Journey

The Road to Becoming a Filmmaker: Takahisa Zeze...

Born in Oita Prefecture in 1960, Takahisa Zeze was captivated by moving images from an early age. The films he saw at local cinemas left deep impressions on him. In...

The Road to Becoming a Filmmaker: Takahisa Zeze...

Born in Oita Prefecture in 1960, Takahisa Zeze was captivated by moving images from an early age. The films he saw at local cinemas left deep impressions on him. In...

Masaki Kobayashi: Ethics, the Power of Silence, and His Voiceless Resisters

Masaki Kobayashi: Ethics, the Power of Silence,...

Masaki Kobayashi's works feature many such voiceless resisters. Within oppressive societies and unreasonable institutions, they rebel without raising their voices, calmly or silently, seeking to uphold their own ethics.

Masaki Kobayashi: Ethics, the Power of Silence,...

Masaki Kobayashi's works feature many such voiceless resisters. Within oppressive societies and unreasonable institutions, they rebel without raising their voices, calmly or silently, seeking to uphold their own ethics.

The Color Beauty of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan: Applying the Direction of Fear to Video Production

The Color Beauty of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan:...

What comes to mind when you hear the words horror film? Sudden screams, dark ruins, splashes of blood? There is a film that perfects a fear within stillness, distinct from...

The Color Beauty of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan:...

What comes to mind when you hear the words horror film? Sudden screams, dark ruins, splashes of blood? There is a film that perfects a fear within stillness, distinct from...