HAPIVERI Magazine

Tatsuya Mori Confronts Social Issues: Japanese Society Seen from Minority Perspectives

Tatsuya Mori Confronts Social Issues: Japanese ...

A consistent feature of Tatsuya Mori's work is his examination of Japanese society from the perspective of social minorities and those who are excluded. This creative attitude functions not simply...

Tatsuya Mori Confronts Social Issues: Japanese ...

A consistent feature of Tatsuya Mori's work is his examination of Japanese society from the perspective of social minorities and those who are excluded. This creative attitude functions not simply...

Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying Lived Detail and Humor to Educational Videos

Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying L...

Animation may bring grand adventures or fantasy to mind. Yet Isao Takahata's films contain no magic or supernatural powers. Instead, they carefully depict ordinary daily life, revealing its small joys...

Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying L...

Animation may bring grand adventures or fantasy to mind. Yet Isao Takahata's films contain no magic or supernatural powers. Instead, they carefully depict ordinary daily life, revealing its small joys...

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...

Shinya Tsukamoto's Film Techniques: Bringing Handheld Camera Work and Sound into Video Production

Shinya Tsukamoto's Film Techniques: Bringing Ha...

If you have seen a Shinya Tsukamoto film, its camera work is probably one of the first things that catches your eye. His films, including his landmark Tetsuo: The Iron...

Shinya Tsukamoto's Film Techniques: Bringing Ha...

If you have seen a Shinya Tsukamoto film, its camera work is probably one of the first things that catches your eye. His films, including his landmark Tetsuo: The Iron...

Kozaburo Yoshimura's Encounter with Cinema: Applying His Approach to Shooting in Video Production

Kozaburo Yoshimura's Encounter with Cinema: App...

Born in 1911, the forty-fourth year of Meiji, as the second son of a long-established Kyoto kimono shop, Kozaburo Yoshimura grew up in an artistic environment. A life surrounded by...

Kozaburo Yoshimura's Encounter with Cinema: App...

Born in 1911, the forty-fourth year of Meiji, as the second son of a long-established Kyoto kimono shop, Kozaburo Yoshimura grew up in an artistic environment. A life surrounded by...

Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspective and Editing to Video Production

Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspectiv...

Sion Sono's films feature many women with strong personalities. Rather than simply heroines or romantic interests, they are portrayed as people trying to establish themselves while suffering social oppression or...

Women in Sion Sono's Films: Applying Perspectiv...

Sion Sono's films feature many women with strong personalities. Rather than simply heroines or romantic interests, they are portrayed as people trying to establish themselves while suffering social oppression or...