HAPIVERI Magazine
Kinji Fukasaku’s Journey as a Film Director: Hi...
Kinji Fukasaku was born in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 1930. His boyhood was deeply affected by war, and the harsh social conditions during and after it sharpened his sensitivity, laying...
Kinji Fukasaku’s Journey as a Film Director: Hi...
Kinji Fukasaku was born in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, in 1930. His boyhood was deeply affected by war, and the harsh social conditions during and after it sharpened his sensitivity, laying...
Special Effects in Ishiro Honda's Godzilla: Bri...
In 1954, director Ishiro Honda began producing Godzilla, which would become one of the most influential works in Japanese film history. The project was prompted by the Daigo Fukuryu Maru...
Special Effects in Ishiro Honda's Godzilla: Bri...
In 1954, director Ishiro Honda began producing Godzilla, which would become one of the most influential works in Japanese film history. The project was prompted by the Daigo Fukuryu Maru...
Filmmaking That Peers into the Abyss: Shohei Im...
What first comes to mind when you hear the name Shohei Imamura? His films portray people living at the bottom of society and ask questions that approach the essence of...
Filmmaking That Peers into the Abyss: Shohei Im...
What first comes to mind when you hear the name Shohei Imamura? His films portray people living at the bottom of society and ask questions that approach the essence of...
Portraying Human Nature: Shohei Imamura's Major...
Incisively portraying the essence of society and humanity through film: Shohei Imamura's major works consistently display his distinctive spirit of challenge. Classics such as The Ballad of Narayama and Vengeance...
Portraying Human Nature: Shohei Imamura's Major...
Incisively portraying the essence of society and humanity through film: Shohei Imamura's major works consistently display his distinctive spirit of challenge. Classics such as The Ballad of Narayama and Vengeance...
Shohei Imamura’s Realism: Applying Wartime Expe...
Are you familiar with Shohei Imamura? He was a director highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad as a master of realism in Japanese cinema. Looking at his life shows how...
Shohei Imamura’s Realism: Applying Wartime Expe...
Are you familiar with Shohei Imamura? He was a director highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad as a master of realism in Japanese cinema. Looking at his life shows how...
Teinosuke Kinugasa’s Directing Aesthetics: Appl...
Teinosuke Kinugasa’s experience as a Kabuki onnagata, a performer of female roles, strongly underlies his directing style. Kabuki’s influence is particularly evident in his emphasis on stylized beauty in emotional...
Teinosuke Kinugasa’s Directing Aesthetics: Appl...
Teinosuke Kinugasa’s experience as a Kabuki onnagata, a performer of female roles, strongly underlies his directing style. Kabuki’s influence is particularly evident in his emphasis on stylized beauty in emotional...