HAPIVERI Magazine

Visual Expression across Borders: Junya Sato's International Films and Cultural Exchange

Visual Expression across Borders: Junya Sato's ...

Known in Japanese film history as Mr. Epic, Junya Sato (1932–2019) was a rare filmmaker who spent a long career pursuing cross-border perspectives and expression alongside entertainment for domestic audiences.

Visual Expression across Borders: Junya Sato's ...

Known in Japanese film history as Mr. Epic, Junya Sato (1932–2019) was a rare filmmaker who spent a long career pursuing cross-border perspectives and expression alongside entertainment for domestic audiences.

Director Susumu Hani: The Challenge of Fiction Filmmaking and International Recognition

Director Susumu Hani: The Challenge of Fiction ...

Susumu Hani is a pioneering filmmaker who brought an innovative perspective to Japanese cinema. Born in 1928, he began studying film while attending the University of Tokyo and joined Iwanami...

Director Susumu Hani: The Challenge of Fiction ...

Susumu Hani is a pioneering filmmaker who brought an innovative perspective to Japanese cinema. Born in 1928, he began studying film while attending the University of Tokyo and joined Iwanami...

Takashi Koizumi's Directing Methods: Applying Pauses and Presence to Video Production

Takashi Koizumi's Directing Methods: Applying P...

Takashi Koizumi's films have captivated many film lovers with their distinctive directing style Particularly characteristic is his use of ma, or pauses.

Takashi Koizumi's Directing Methods: Applying P...

Takashi Koizumi's films have captivated many film lovers with their distinctive directing style Particularly characteristic is his use of ma, or pauses.

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri: Bringing Composition and Social Engagement into Video Production

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri: Brin...

Seppuku was described as the fulfillment of a samurai's deepest wish. But were its aesthetics and honor truly sincere?

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri: Brin...

Seppuku was described as the fulfillment of a samurai's deepest wish. But were its aesthetics and honor truly sincere?

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Condition: Bringing Questions of Peace into Video Production

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Cond...

Masaki Kobayashi was one of postwar Japanese cinema's most committed seekers of conscience and ethics. He was a director who confronted war's inhumanity without evasion, inscribing it directly onto the...

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Cond...

Masaki Kobayashi was one of postwar Japanese cinema's most committed seekers of conscience and ethics. He was a director who confronted war's inhumanity without evasion, inscribing it directly onto the...

Keishi Otomo Opens the Future of Japanese Cinema: Taking On the International Market

Keishi Otomo Opens the Future of Japanese Cinem...

Since the era of masters such as Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu, Japanese cinema has captivated film lovers worldwide with its distinctive aesthetics and storytelling. In recent years, however, its...

Keishi Otomo Opens the Future of Japanese Cinem...

Since the era of masters such as Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu, Japanese cinema has captivated film lovers worldwide with its distinctive aesthetics and storytelling. In recent years, however, its...