HAPIVERI Magazine
Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant ...
Born and raised in Tokyo, Takashi Koizumi spent his childhood in the wartime era of 1944, when memories of war were vivid.
Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant ...
Born and raised in Tokyo, Takashi Koizumi spent his childhood in the wartime era of 1944, when memories of war were vivid.
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 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...
Yoichi Takabayashi’s Visual Expression and Expe...
Japanese cinema is celebrated worldwide for Akira Kurosawa’s period films and Yasujiro Ozu’s tranquil human dramas, but it also includes experimental filmmakers who pursued new visual possibilities. Among them, Yoichi...
Yoichi Takabayashi’s Visual Expression and Expe...
Japanese cinema is celebrated worldwide for Akira Kurosawa’s period films and Yasujiro Ozu’s tranquil human dramas, but it also includes experimental filmmakers who pursued new visual possibilities. Among them, Yoichi...
Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New G...
Action in Japanese films commonly meant period-drama swordplay, wire action, or a style relying heavily on CG. Rurouni Kenshin, released in 2012, renewed that expression and captivated audiences with realistic...
Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New G...
Action in Japanese films commonly meant period-drama swordplay, wire action, or a style relying heavily on CG. Rurouni Kenshin, released in 2012, renewed that expression and captivated audiences with realistic...
Keishi Otomo’s Visual Beauty: Direction Beyond ...
Although both are audiovisual works, films and television dramas differ greatly in their production approaches. Keishi Otomo crosses this boundary with ease, establishing new visual expression by applying directing techniques...
Keishi Otomo’s Visual Beauty: Direction Beyond ...
Although both are audiovisual works, films and television dramas differ greatly in their production approaches. Keishi Otomo crosses this boundary with ease, establishing new visual expression by applying directing techniques...