HAPIVERI Magazine

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.

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...

The Layers of Psychological Portrayal in Tatsumi Kumashiro's Jigoku

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...

Silence and Abacus and Sword: History and Ethics as Depicted by Masahiro Shinoda

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...

I Are You, You Am Me: Nobuhiko Obayashi's Vivid Memories of Youth

I Are You, You Am Me: Nobuhiko Obayashi's Vivid...

Released in 1982, I Are You, You Am Me (Tenkosei) is known as the first film in director Nobuhiko Obayashi's Onomichi Trilogy. Set in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, it depicts the...

I Are You, You Am Me: Nobuhiko Obayashi's Vivid...

Released in 1982, I Are You, You Am Me (Tenkosei) is known as the first film in director Nobuhiko Obayashi's Onomichi Trilogy. Set in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, it depicts the...