HAPIVERI Magazine

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.

The Structure of Hideyuki Hirayama’s Begging for Love: Applying Stories That Confront the Past to Video Production

The Structure of Hideyuki Hirayama’s Begging fo...

Released in 1998, Begging for Love is a moving human drama that moves between the past and present of a woman abused by her mother in childhood. Based on Harumi...

The Structure of Hideyuki Hirayama’s Begging fo...

Released in 1998, Begging for Love is a moving human drama that moves between the past and present of a woman abused by her mother in childhood. Based on Harumi...

Hideyuki Hirayama’s Direction in School Ghost Stories: Applying Fantasy and Fear to Video Production

Hideyuki Hirayama’s Direction in School Ghost S...

Released in 1995, School Ghost Stories is regarded as a landmark of Japanese horror films for children. It captivated many viewers by depicting supernatural incidents at an elementary school alongside...

Hideyuki Hirayama’s Direction in School Ghost S...

Released in 1995, School Ghost Stories is regarded as a landmark of Japanese horror films for children. It captivated many viewers by depicting supernatural incidents at an elementary school alongside...

Hideyuki Hirayama’s Film Direction: Applying Character Portrayal to Corporate Videos

Hideyuki Hirayama’s Film Direction: Applying Ch...

Hideyuki Hirayama was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1950. He is said to have developed a strong interest in cinema from childhood and visited local theaters constantly. Influenced deeply by...

Hideyuki Hirayama’s Film Direction: Applying Ch...

Hideyuki Hirayama was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1950. He is said to have developed a strong interest in cinema from childhood and visited local theaters constantly. Influenced deeply by...

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...