HAPIVERI Magazine

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Films: Applying Special Effects and Composition to Video Production

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Fi...

Shinji Higuchi became widely known in special effects through his work as special-effects director on the three Heisei-era *Gamera* films made from 1995 to 1999. Teaming with director Shusuke Kaneko...

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Fi...

Shinji Higuchi became widely known in special effects through his work as special-effects director on the three Heisei-era *Gamera* films made from 1995 to 1999. Teaming with director Shusuke Kaneko...

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Culture: Passing on Skills and Influencing the Next Generation

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Cult...

Shinji Higuchi is a rare figure who stubbornly refused to go overseas even during Hollywood's dominance. In high school, while friends of his generation aspired to Hollywood through their admiration...

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Cult...

Shinji Higuchi is a rare figure who stubbornly refused to go overseas even during Hollywood's dominance. In high school, while friends of his generation aspired to Hollywood through their admiration...

Gakuryu Ishii's Visual Style: An Evolution from Punk Energy to Poetic Expression

Gakuryu Ishii's Visual Style: An Evolution from...

Gakuryu Ishii's visual style can be described as embracing the two poles of punk radicalism and visual-poetic experimentation. Consistently searching for new forms of expression from the film era to...

Gakuryu Ishii's Visual Style: An Evolution from...

Gakuryu Ishii's visual style can be described as embracing the two poles of punk radicalism and visual-poetic experimentation. Consistently searching for new forms of expression from the film era to...

Tatsuya Mori Confronts Social Issues: Japanese Society Seen from Minority Perspectives

Tatsuya Mori Confronts Social Issues: Japanese ...

A consistent feature of Tatsuya Mori's work is his examination of Japanese society from the perspective of social minorities and those who are excluded. This creative attitude functions not simply...

Tatsuya Mori Confronts Social Issues: Japanese ...

A consistent feature of Tatsuya Mori's work is his examination of Japanese society from the perspective of social minorities and those who are excluded. This creative attitude functions not simply...

Lessons from the Major Works of Tatsuya Mori: Perspectives on Documentary Video Production

Lessons from the Major Works of Tatsuya Mori: P...

The work that made director Tatsuya Mori widely known was the 1998 documentary A. Centering on Hiroshi Araki, then deputy head of public relations for Aum Shinrikyo, it filmed the...

Lessons from the Major Works of Tatsuya Mori: P...

The work that made director Tatsuya Mori widely known was the 1998 documentary A. Centering on Hiroshi Araki, then deputy head of public relations for Aum Shinrikyo, it filmed the...

Tatsuya Mori’s Documentary Philosophy: Pursuing Truth and Diverse Perspectives

Tatsuya Mori’s Documentary Philosophy: Pursuing...

Known as a documentary director, Tatsuya Mori was born in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in 1956 and is currently also active as a specially appointed professor at Meiji University. His father’s...

Tatsuya Mori’s Documentary Philosophy: Pursuing...

Known as a documentary director, Tatsuya Mori was born in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in 1956 and is currently also active as a specially appointed professor at Meiji University. His father’s...