HAPIVERI Magazine

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Applying Animation and Live Action to Video Production

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Apply...

Shinji Higuchi's life in moving images extends far beyond special effects. He entered film in 1984 as an assistant creating monster suits for 'Godzilla,' later joined Hideaki Anno and others...

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Apply...

Shinji Higuchi's life in moving images extends far beyond special effects. He entered film in 1984 as an assistant creating monster suits for 'Godzilla,' later joined Hideaki Anno and others...

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...

Director Shusuke Kaneko's Visual Language: Innovation in Special-Effects Cinema Through the Gamera Series

Director Shusuke Kaneko's Visual Language: Inno...

Director Shusuke Kaneko is known in Japanese cinema as an innovator in special-effects filmmaking. The Heisei Gamera series of the 1990s overturned established ideas about the genre and opened new...

Director Shusuke Kaneko's Visual Language: Inno...

Director Shusuke Kaneko is known in Japanese cinema as an innovator in special-effects filmmaking. The Heisei Gamera series of the 1990s overturned established ideas about the genre and opened new...

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...

Hirokazu Kore-eda's Journey: Bringing Family and Society into Corporate Videos

Hirokazu Kore-eda's Journey: Bringing Family an...

Born in Tokyo in 1962, Hirokazu Kore-eda began his career as a documentary director at TV Man Union after graduating from Waseda University. His 1995 fiction feature debut, Maborosi, won...

Hirokazu Kore-eda's Journey: Bringing Family an...

Born in Tokyo in 1962, Hirokazu Kore-eda began his career as a documentary director at TV Man Union after graduating from Waseda University. His 1995 fiction feature debut, Maborosi, won...

Kazuya Shiraishi's Visual Expression: Applying Characterization and Social Awareness to Video Production

Kazuya Shiraishi's Visual Expression: Applying ...

Kazuya Shiraishi is a film director born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, in 1974. His career began with independent filmmaking. He became interested in making films while at university and, after graduating...

Kazuya Shiraishi's Visual Expression: Applying ...

Kazuya Shiraishi is a film director born in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, in 1974. His career began with independent filmmaking. He became interested in making films while at university and, after graduating...