HAPIVERI Magazine
Azuma Morisaki’s Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku...
Azuma Morisaki stood out in Japanese cinema in the 1960s. One of his major works, Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku (1960), appears at first to be simple slapstick but contains incisive...
Azuma Morisaki’s Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku...
Azuma Morisaki stood out in Japanese cinema in the 1960s. One of his major works, Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku (1960), appears at first to be simple slapstick but contains incisive...
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...
Lessons from Kazuo Kuroki's A Boy's Summer in 1...
There are no gunshots or explosions in this film. The characters quietly live their daily lives, and a boy simply faces the emotions of adolescence. Yet war is certainly present...
Lessons from Kazuo Kuroki's A Boy's Summer in 1...
There are no gunshots or explosions in this film. The characters quietly live their daily lives, and a boy simply faces the emotions of adolescence. Yet war is certainly present...
Visual Poetry That Stirs the Senses: Go Shibata...
The most distinctive element of Go Shibata’s direction is his original use of light. In conventional films and dramas, lighting merely supports the story; in Shibata’s work, light itself becomes...
Visual Poetry That Stirs the Senses: Go Shibata...
The most distinctive element of Go Shibata’s direction is his original use of light. In conventional films and dramas, lighting merely supports the story; in Shibata’s work, light itself becomes...
A Story of Returning to Origins: The Source of ...
Presented in 2023 as the centerpiece of the Return to the Future exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Go Shibata's The Beginning of Things is regarded as an...
A Story of Returning to Origins: The Source of ...
Presented in 2023 as the centerpiece of the Return to the Future exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Go Shibata's The Beginning of Things is regarded as an...
Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Rise...
Kinuyo Tanaka (1909–1977) entered Japanese film history as its first female director. After appearing in numerous classics as an actress, she made her directing debut with Love Letter in 1953....
Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Rise...
Kinuyo Tanaka (1909–1977) entered Japanese film history as its first female director. After appearing in numerous classics as an actress, she made her directing debut with Love Letter in 1953....