HAPIVERI Magazine
Kinuyo Tanaka: The Journey of Japan’s First Fem...
Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on February 29, 1909, Kinuyo Tanaka lost her father at age five and grew up in poverty with her mother. From age ten, her difficult...
Kinuyo Tanaka: The Journey of Japan’s First Fem...
Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on February 29, 1909, Kinuyo Tanaka lost her father at age five and grew up in poverty with her mother. From age ten, her difficult...
The Color Beauty of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan:...
What comes to mind when you hear the words horror film? Sudden screams, dark ruins, splashes of blood? There is a film that perfects a fear within stillness, distinct from...
The Color Beauty of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan:...
What comes to mind when you hear the words horror film? Sudden screams, dark ruins, splashes of blood? There is a film that perfects a fear within stillness, distinct from...
Visual Poet Yoichi Takabayashi: Cinematic Aesth...
Cinema is not merely a storyteller; it is also poetry, and expression as a visual art is important. Director Yoichi Takabayashi, known as a “visual poet,” developed a distinctive aesthetic...
Visual Poet Yoichi Takabayashi: Cinematic Aesth...
Cinema is not merely a storyteller; it is also poetry, and expression as a visual art is important. Director Yoichi Takabayashi, known as a “visual poet,” developed a distinctive aesthetic...
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Film Philosophy: Applying Q...
Ryusuke Hamaguchi specializes in portraying human emotions and relationships through dialogue. Conversations between his characters often continue at length, carefully revealing their inner lives. In Happy Hour and Drive My...
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Film Philosophy: Applying Q...
Ryusuke Hamaguchi specializes in portraying human emotions and relationships through dialogue. Conversations between his characters often continue at length, carefully revealing their inner lives. In Happy Hour and Drive My...
Nagisa Oshima's Film Aesthetics: Exploring Expr...
Nagisa Oshima saw cinema not merely as entertainment but as a means of confronting society. Many of his films contain sharp criticism of social problems and power structures in postwar...
Nagisa Oshima's Film Aesthetics: Exploring Expr...
Nagisa Oshima saw cinema not merely as entertainment but as a means of confronting society. Many of his films contain sharp criticism of social problems and power structures in postwar...
Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: ...
Released in 1983, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is one of Nagisa Oshima's signature films, distinguished by its international cast and original music. The unusual combination of David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto,...
Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: ...
Released in 1983, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is one of Nagisa Oshima's signature films, distinguished by its international cast and original music. The unusual combination of David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto,...