HAPIVERI Magazine

A Story of Adventure and Growth: The Appeal of Hideaki Anno’s Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

A Story of Adventure and Growth: The Appeal of ...

Broadcast on NHK Educational TV from April 1990 to March 1991, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water was a work in which Hideaki Anno fully demonstrated his abilities as a...

A Story of Adventure and Growth: The Appeal of ...

Broadcast on NHK Educational TV from April 1990 to March 1991, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water was a work in which Hideaki Anno fully demonstrated his abilities as a...

Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki: Applying Their Animation Approaches to Video Production

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.

Isao Takahata's Realism: Applying Animation's Possibilities to Video Production

Isao Takahata's Realism: Applying Animation's P...

Animation may bring spectacular action and fantastical worlds to mind. Yet a different quality runs throughout director Isao Takahata's work: realism.

Isao Takahata's Realism: Applying Animation's P...

Animation may bring spectacular action and fantastical worlds to mind. Yet a different quality runs throughout director Isao Takahata's work: realism.

Kohei Oguri and Japanese Film Tradition: Bringing Light and Inheritance into Video Production

Kohei Oguri and Japanese Film Tradition: Bringi...

Released in 2015, FOUJITA is an ambitious work in which Oguri adopted an international perspective. Through Japanese painter Tsuguharu Foujita's life, it explores artistic identity and the essence of creation....

Kohei Oguri and Japanese Film Tradition: Bringi...

Released in 2015, FOUJITA is an ambitious work in which Oguri adopted an international perspective. Through Japanese painter Tsuguharu Foujita's life, it explores artistic identity and the essence of creation....

Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Direction of Silence: Applying Silence and Tension to Video Production

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...

Letters in Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter: Conveying Emotion Through Props in Video Production

Letters in Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter: Con...

In Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter, letters are portrayed as having symbolic meaning beyond simple communication. The letters exchanged in the film directly convey the characters' emotions and thoughts while also...

Letters in Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter: Con...

In Tatsumi Kumashiro's Love Letter, letters are portrayed as having symbolic meaning beyond simple communication. The letters exchanged in the film directly convey the characters' emotions and thoughts while also...