HAPIVERI Magazine
Visual Expression across Borders: Junya Sato's ...
Known in Japanese film history as Mr. Epic, Junya Sato (1932–2019) was a rare filmmaker who spent a long career pursuing cross-border perspectives and expression alongside entertainment for domestic audiences.
Visual Expression across Borders: Junya Sato's ...
Known in Japanese film history as Mr. Epic, Junya Sato (1932–2019) was a rare filmmaker who spent a long career pursuing cross-border perspectives and expression alongside entertainment for domestic audiences.
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...
Visual Poetry That Stirs the Senses: Go Shibata...
The most distinctive element of Go Shibata’s direction is his original use of light. In conventional films and dramas, lighting merely supports the story; in Shibata’s work, light itself becomes...
Visual Poetry That Stirs the Senses: Go Shibata...
The most distinctive element of Go Shibata’s direction is his original use of light. In conventional films and dramas, lighting merely supports the story; in Shibata’s work, light itself becomes...
A Story of Returning to Origins: The Source of ...
Presented in 2023 as the centerpiece of the Return to the Future exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Go Shibata's The Beginning of Things is regarded as an...
A Story of Returning to Origins: The Source of ...
Presented in 2023 as the centerpiece of the Return to the Future exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Go Shibata's The Beginning of Things is regarded as an...
Where Sight and Sound Meet: Go Shibata’s World ...
Go Shibata brought innovation to Japan’s music scene as a video director. Before achieving success in commercial cinema, he established a distinctive position in music videos. In the early 2010s,...
Where Sight and Sound Meet: Go Shibata’s World ...
Go Shibata brought innovation to Japan’s music scene as a video director. Before achieving success in commercial cinema, he established a distinctive position in music videos. In the early 2010s,...
Takashi Koizumi's Directing Methods: Applying P...
Takashi Koizumi's films have captivated many film lovers with their distinctive directing style Particularly characteristic is his use of ma, or pauses.
Takashi Koizumi's Directing Methods: Applying P...
Takashi Koizumi's films have captivated many film lovers with their distinctive directing style Particularly characteristic is his use of ma, or pauses.