HAPIVERI Magazine
Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Direction of Silence: Apply...
One of the most distinctive techniques in Tatsumi Kumashiro’s films is effective use of silence. Particularly evident in The Master of the Gensenkan (1968) and Atonement (1976), it successfully expresses...
Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Direction of Silence: Apply...
One of the most distinctive techniques in Tatsumi Kumashiro’s films is effective use of silence. Particularly evident in The Master of the Gensenkan (1968) and Atonement (1976), it successfully expresses...
The Layers of Psychological Portrayal in Tatsum...
The most distinctive expressive technique in Tatsumi Kumashiro's Jigoku is its multilayered portrayal of the characters' psychology. Beginning with emotions on the surface, it gradually guides the reader into deeper...
The Layers of Psychological Portrayal in Tatsum...
The most distinctive expressive technique in Tatsumi Kumashiro's Jigoku is its multilayered portrayal of the characters' psychology. Beginning with emotions on the surface, it gradually guides the reader into deeper...
The Symbolism of Tatsumi Kumashiro's Upbringing...
In Youth of Pretense (Kyoshoku no Seishun), Tatsumi Kumashiro's upbringing is portrayed as a past with a complex, labyrinthine structure. The author deliberately scatters depictions of fragmented memories throughout the...
The Symbolism of Tatsumi Kumashiro's Upbringing...
In Youth of Pretense (Kyoshoku no Seishun), Tatsumi Kumashiro's upbringing is portrayed as a past with a complex, labyrinthine structure. The author deliberately scatters depictions of fragmented memories throughout the...
Silence and Abacus and Sword: History and Ethic...
Masahiro Shinoda has created distinctive works in Japanese cinema that combine tradition and innovation. His historical films in particular go beyond period drama to deeply depict changes in human ethics...
Silence and Abacus and Sword: History and Ethic...
Masahiro Shinoda has created distinctive works in Japanese cinema that combine tradition and innovation. His historical films in particular go beyond period drama to deeply depict changes in human ethics...
Shinya Tsukamoto's Notable Films, Part 2: Explo...
The body and violence are inseparable themes in Shinya Tsukamoto's work. In Tokyo Fist (1995), he uses boxing to depict the explosion of repressed impulses in people living in the...
Shinya Tsukamoto's Notable Films, Part 2: Explo...
The body and violence are inseparable themes in Shinya Tsukamoto's work. In Tokyo Fist (1995), he uses boxing to depict the explosion of repressed impulses in people living in the...
Visual Expression in Kozaburo Yoshimura’s Sleep...
Produced by Shochiku in 1961, Sleeping Beauty is an ambitious adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata’s novel of the same name. Director Kozaburo Yoshimura successfully brought the original’s sensuality and philosophical depth...
Visual Expression in Kozaburo Yoshimura’s Sleep...
Produced by Shochiku in 1961, Sleeping Beauty is an ambitious adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata’s novel of the same name. Director Kozaburo Yoshimura successfully brought the original’s sensuality and philosophical depth...