HAPIVERI Magazine

Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Period-Drama Perspectives to Video Production

Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Perio...

Born in 1909, Sadao Yamanaka had a strong interest in stories and moving images from childhood. He grew up when silent films were still dominant and Japanese cinema was gradually...

Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Perio...

Born in 1909, Sadao Yamanaka had a strong interest in stories and moving images from childhood. He grew up when silent films were still dominant and Japanese cinema was gradually...

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshimitsu Morita's Directing Philosophy

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshim...

Yoshimitsu Morita was a director who remained committed to filmmaking free of genre constraints. While capturing social reality, he created films that left a powerful impression through distinctive visual expression...

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshim...

Yoshimitsu Morita was a director who remained committed to filmmaking free of genre constraints. While capturing social reality, he created films that left a powerful impression through distinctive visual expression...

Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Applying Stories of the Internet Era to Video Production

Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Apply...

Released in 1996, (Haru) is a love story directed by Yoshimitsu Morita about communication through the internet, still unusual at the time. Starring Eri Fukatsu and Seiyo Uchino, it sensitively...

Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Apply...

Released in 1996, (Haru) is a love story directed by Yoshimitsu Morita about communication through the internet, still unusual at the time. Starring Eri Fukatsu and Seiyo Uchino, it sensitively...

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family Game, an Unconventional Family Film with Yusaku Matsuda's Striking Performance

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family...

Released in 1983, The Family Game is one of Yoshimitsu Morita's signature works, an unconventional family drama starring Yusaku Matsuda. Portraying the relationship between a private tutor and a troubled...

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family...

Released in 1983, The Family Game is one of Yoshimitsu Morita's signature works, an unconventional family drama starring Yusaku Matsuda. Portraying the relationship between a private tutor and a troubled...

Kinji Fukasaku's Film Philosophy: Directorial Aesthetics and the Realism of Violence

Kinji Fukasaku's Film Philosophy: Directorial A...

If you have seen a Kinji Fukasaku film, perhaps the first thing imprinted on your memory is its dynamic camera work. The Battles Without Honor and Humanity series in particular...

Kinji Fukasaku's Film Philosophy: Directorial A...

If you have seen a Kinji Fukasaku film, perhaps the first thing imprinted on your memory is its dynamic camera work. The Battles Without Honor and Humanity series in particular...

Kinji Fukasaku's Notable Later Films: Experimentation and Evolution Beyond Genre

Kinji Fukasaku's Notable Later Films: Experimen...

Battle Royale (2000) is indispensable among the notable films that crowned the later years of Kinji Fukasaku's career. Set in a fictional near-future Japan, it presented the shocking premise of...

Kinji Fukasaku's Notable Later Films: Experimen...

Battle Royale (2000) is indispensable among the notable films that crowned the later years of Kinji Fukasaku's career. Set in a fictional near-future Japan, it presented the shocking premise of...