HAPIVERI Magazine

Dialogue and Rhythm: Billy Wilder's Sound Direction and Comedy Craft

Dialogue and Rhythm: Billy Wilder's Sound Direc...

The conversations in Wilder's films are rich in wit and irony, and their rhythmic exchanges reveal the characters' personalities and relationships. In 'Some Like It Hot,' the back-and-forth moves briskly...

Dialogue and Rhythm: Billy Wilder's Sound Direc...

The conversations in Wilder's films are rich in wit and irony, and their rhythmic exchanges reveal the characters' personalities and relationships. In 'Some Like It Hot,' the back-and-forth moves briskly...

A Revolutionary beyond the Boundaries of Documentary: Susumu Hani's Documentary Aesthetics

A Revolutionary beyond the Boundaries of Docume...

Susumu Hani is a revolutionary figure in the history of Japanese documentary cinema. Making his directorial debut in 1952 at just 24, he developed one expressive technique after another that...

A Revolutionary beyond the Boundaries of Docume...

Susumu Hani is a revolutionary figure in the history of Japanese documentary cinema. Making his directorial debut in 1952 at just 24, he developed one expressive technique after another that...

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—Another Side Seen in The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma and Preparation for the Festival

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—...

Many people may associate Kazuo Kuroki with war films. The War Requiem Trilogy he made late in his career is certainly memorable, but before that, he was also a master...

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—...

Many people may associate Kazuo Kuroki with war films. The War Requiem Trilogy he made late in his career is certainly memorable, but before that, he was also a master...

Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem: Applying Memory to Video Production

Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem: Applying Memory to ...

In the few years from the early 2000s until his death, director Kazuo Kuroki released three works on the theme of war.

Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem: Applying Memory to ...

In the few years from the early 2000s until his death, director Kazuo Kuroki released three works on the theme of war.

Visual Poet Yoichi Takabayashi: Cinematic Aesthetics Where Lyricism and Fantasy Intersect

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...

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in Ryomaden and Beneath the Shadow

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in ...

Historical works in Japanese cinema have taken many forms, including period dramas and biographical films. Director Keishi Otomo, however, depicts history and human drama through new perspectives and visual expression,...

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in ...

Historical works in Japanese cinema have taken many forms, including period dramas and biographical films. Director Keishi Otomo, however, depicts history and human drama through new perspectives and visual expression,...