HAPIVERI Magazine

Masato Harada's On-Set Perspective: Applying International Production Experience to Video Production

Masato Harada's On-Set Perspective: Applying In...

Released in 2003 and directed by Edward Zwick, The Last Samurai is set in Meiji-era Japan and depicts the relationship between American officer Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) and a group...

Masato Harada's On-Set Perspective: Applying In...

Released in 2003 and directed by Edward Zwick, The Last Samurai is set in Meiji-era Japan and depicts the relationship between American officer Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) and a group...

The Origins of Director Masato Harada: Applying On-the-Ground Experience and International Perspectives to Video Production

The Origins of Director Masato Harada: Applying...

Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 1949, Masato Harada had opportunities to experience art from childhood. Growing up during Japan’s rapid economic growth, he spent his boyhood in an era...

The Origins of Director Masato Harada: Applying...

Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 1949, Masato Harada had opportunities to experience art from childhood. Growing up during Japan’s rapid economic growth, he spent his boyhood in an era...

Learning from Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of the Senses: Using Expressive Intensity in Video Production

Learning from Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of t...

Released in 1976, In the Realm of the Senses is one of Nagisa Oshima's signature films, based on the real Sada Abe incident. Taking place in prewar Japan, the incident...

Learning from Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of t...

Released in 1976, In the Realm of the Senses is one of Nagisa Oshima's signature films, based on the real Sada Abe incident. Taking place in prewar Japan, the incident...

Nagisa Oshima’s Cinematic Innovations: Applying Social Themes and Planning Skills to Video Production

Nagisa Oshima’s Cinematic Innovations: Applying...

Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1932, Nagisa Oshima experienced war as a child. His experiences during this period laid the foundation for his later anti-authoritarian style. Interested in literature and...

Nagisa Oshima’s Cinematic Innovations: Applying...

Born in Kyoto Prefecture in 1932, Nagisa Oshima experienced war as a child. His experiences during this period laid the foundation for his later anti-authoritarian style. Interested in literature and...

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?