HAPIVERI Magazine
Director Susumu Hani: The Breadth of His Creati...
Susumu Hani is an exceptionally distinctive filmmaker in Japanese cinema, moving freely between documentary, fiction, educational films, and children’s films. Born in 1928, he joined Iwanami Productions and emerged as...
Director Susumu Hani: The Breadth of His Creati...
Susumu Hani is an exceptionally distinctive filmmaker in Japanese cinema, moving freely between documentary, fiction, educational films, and children’s films. Born in 1928, he joined Iwanami Productions and emerged as...
Yoichi Takabayashi: The Honjin Murders and Sayu...
Cinema has different expressive methods for each genre. Yet Yoichi Takabayashi skillfully combined the seemingly opposing elements of mystery and eros to build a distinctive visual world.
Yoichi Takabayashi: The Honjin Murders and Sayu...
Cinema has different expressive methods for each genre. Yet Yoichi Takabayashi skillfully combined the seemingly opposing elements of mystery and eros to build a distinctive visual world.
Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki: Applying Thei...
When people think of Studio Ghibli, many will think of director Hayao Miyazaki. Yet no discussion of Ghibli should ever overlook director Isao Takahata.
Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki: Applying Thei...
When people think of Studio Ghibli, many will think of director Hayao Miyazaki. Yet no discussion of Ghibli should ever overlook director Isao Takahata.
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...
It's Tough Being a Man and Japanese Identity: W...
It's Tough Being a Man is the longest film series in Japanese cinema history, with forty-eight installments produced over twenty-six years from its first release in 1969 through 1995. Its...
It's Tough Being a Man and Japanese Identity: W...
It's Tough Being a Man is the longest film series in Japanese cinema history, with forty-eight installments produced over twenty-six years from its first release in 1969 through 1995. Its...
Lessons from Your Name: Bringing Time and Emoti...
Released in 2016, Your Name is one of director Makoto Shinkai's defining works and a huge hit that left its mark on Japanese animation history. It tells the love story...
Lessons from Your Name: Bringing Time and Emoti...
Released in 2016, Your Name is one of director Makoto Shinkai's defining works and a huge hit that left its mark on Japanese animation history. It tells the love story...