HAPIVERI Magazine

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Culture: Passing on Skills and Influencing the Next Generation

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Cult...

Shinji Higuchi is a rare figure who stubbornly refused to go overseas even during Hollywood's dominance. In high school, while friends of his generation aspired to Hollywood through their admiration...

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Cult...

Shinji Higuchi is a rare figure who stubbornly refused to go overseas even during Hollywood's dominance. In high school, while friends of his generation aspired to Hollywood through their admiration...

Tatsuya Mori's Visual Expression: Applying Language and Editing to Documentary Production

Tatsuya Mori's Visual Expression: Applying Lang...

Director Tatsuya Mori is widely known for his work as a filmmaker, but he is also exceptionally gifted at crafting language. In addition to his roles as a film director...

Tatsuya Mori's Visual Expression: Applying Lang...

Director Tatsuya Mori is widely known for his work as a filmmaker, but he is also exceptionally gifted at crafting language. In addition to his roles as a film director...

Shusuke Kaneko's Horror Direction: Applying Composition and Lighting to Video Production

Shusuke Kaneko's Horror Direction: Applying Com...

In the early twenty-first century, Japanese horror created a worldwide boom. One central presence was the 'Ju-On' series by director Shusuke Kaneko. Known as an innovator in tokusatsu cinema, Kaneko...

Shusuke Kaneko's Horror Direction: Applying Com...

In the early twenty-first century, Japanese horror created a worldwide boom. One central presence was the 'Ju-On' series by director Shusuke Kaneko. Known as an innovator in tokusatsu cinema, Kaneko...

A Legacy in Film History: Yasujiro Shimazu's Films and Their Lineage

A Legacy in Film History: Yasujiro Shimazu's Fi...

Yasujiro Shimazu, one of the directors who supported Japanese cinema's golden age, was born in 1897 and left more than eighty works before his death in 1945 at the young...

A Legacy in Film History: Yasujiro Shimazu's Fi...

Yasujiro Shimazu, one of the directors who supported Japanese cinema's golden age, was born in 1897 and left more than eighty works before his death in 1945 at the young...

Reassessing Ko Nakahira's Films: The Aesthetics of a Genius Director Twenty Years Ahead of His Time

Reassessing Ko Nakahira's Films: The Aesthetics...

Ko Nakahira (1926–1978) was known for inventive visual techniques and stylish direction, maintaining such a visually focused approach that he was nicknamed the man of technique. Yet his preference for...

Reassessing Ko Nakahira's Films: The Aesthetics...

Ko Nakahira (1926–1978) was known for inventive visual techniques and stylish direction, maintaining such a visually focused approach that he was nicknamed the man of technique. Yet his preference for...

Director Susumu Hani: The Challenge of Fiction Filmmaking and International Recognition

Director Susumu Hani: The Challenge of Fiction ...

Susumu Hani is a pioneering filmmaker who brought an innovative perspective to Japanese cinema. Born in 1928, he began studying film while attending the University of Tokyo and joined Iwanami...

Director Susumu Hani: The Challenge of Fiction ...

Susumu Hani is a pioneering filmmaker who brought an innovative perspective to Japanese cinema. Born in 1928, he began studying film while attending the University of Tokyo and joined Iwanami...