HAPIVERI Magazine

Hideyuki Hirayama's Film Aesthetic: Bringing Reality and Emotion into Corporate Videos

Hideyuki Hirayama's Film Aesthetic: Bringing Re...

Hideyuki Hirayama's work is characterized by realism firmly rooted in the actual world. His films can make audiences feel as though they are living alongside the characters. By valuing unassuming...

Hideyuki Hirayama's Film Aesthetic: Bringing Re...

Hideyuki Hirayama's work is characterized by realism firmly rooted in the actual world. His films can make audiences feel as though they are living alongside the characters. By valuing unassuming...

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can Film Change Society?

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can ...

Does film exist only for entertainment? Or does it have the power to change society?

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can ...

Does film exist only for entertainment? Or does it have the power to change society?

United Red Army: The Road to Asama-Sanso and United Red Army — Koji Wakamatsu’s Reality of Revolution

United Red Army: The Road to Asama-Sanso and Un...

Known as a maverick in Japanese cinema, Koji Wakamatsu made particularly shocking films about the United Red Army. He insisted on adapting real events to portray the reality of revolutionary...

United Red Army: The Road to Asama-Sanso and Un...

Known as a maverick in Japanese cinema, Koji Wakamatsu made particularly shocking films about the United Red Army. He insisted on adapting real events to portray the reality of revolutionary...

Hideaki Anno and Evangelion's Impact: Bringing Editing and Psychological Portrayal into Video Production

Hideaki Anno and Evangelion's Impact: Bringing ...

Neon Genesis Evangelion, which began airing on the TV Tokyo network in October 1995, opened a new chapter in Japanese animation history. At first glance a conventional giant-robot anime, it...

Hideaki Anno and Evangelion's Impact: Bringing ...

Neon Genesis Evangelion, which began airing on the TV Tokyo network in October 1995, opened a new chapter in Japanese animation history. At first glance a conventional giant-robot anime, it...

Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki: Applying Their Animation Approaches to Video Production

Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki: Applying Thei...

When people think of Studio Ghibli, many will think of director Hayao Miyazaki. Yet no discussion of Ghibli should ever overlook director Isao Takahata.

Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki: Applying Thei...

When people think of Studio Ghibli, many will think of director Hayao Miyazaki. Yet no discussion of Ghibli should ever overlook director Isao Takahata.

Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying Lived Detail and Humor to Educational Videos

Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying L...

Animation may bring grand adventures or fantasy to mind. Yet Isao Takahata's films contain no magic or supernatural powers. Instead, they carefully depict ordinary daily life, revealing its small joys...

Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying L...

Animation may bring grand adventures or fantasy to mind. Yet Isao Takahata's films contain no magic or supernatural powers. Instead, they carefully depict ordinary daily life, revealing its small joys...