HAPIVERI Magazine
Grave of the Fireflies and The Tale of the Prin...
Isao Takahata, a leading director in Japanese animation, continually portrayed the universal theme of life’s fragility through his work. Instead of spectacular action or grand adventures, his films contain stories...
Grave of the Fireflies and The Tale of the Prin...
Isao Takahata, a leading director in Japanese animation, continually portrayed the universal theme of life’s fragility through his work. Instead of spectacular action or grand adventures, his films contain stories...
Learning from Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Tokyo Sonata: ...
Released in 2008, Tokyo Sonata vividly portrays the contemporary Japanese family through the eyes of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known as a master of horror. Its protagonists, the Sasaki family, appear to...
Learning from Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Tokyo Sonata: ...
Released in 2008, Tokyo Sonata vividly portrays the contemporary Japanese family through the eyes of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known as a master of horror. Its protagonists, the Sasaki family, appear to...
Yuki Yamato’s Visual Beauty: Applying Natural L...
In Yamato’s films, color symbolically expresses the characters’ emotions and situations. Drowning Love, for example, frequently uses blue and red: blue suggests stillness and loneliness, while red conveys passion and...
Yuki Yamato’s Visual Beauty: Applying Natural L...
In Yamato’s films, color symbolically expresses the characters’ emotions and situations. Drowning Love, for example, frequently uses blue and red: blue suggests stillness and loneliness, while red conveys passion and...
Nobuhiro Yamashita's Filmmaking: Direction and ...
Director Nobuhiro Yamashita is a filmmaker who continues to pursue his own distinctive realism in Japanese cinema. By avoiding excessive direction and emphasizing characters' natural behavior and conversations, his films...
Nobuhiro Yamashita's Filmmaking: Direction and ...
Director Nobuhiro Yamashita is a filmmaker who continues to pursue his own distinctive realism in Japanese cinema. By avoiding excessive direction and emphasizing characters' natural behavior and conversations, his films...
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...
Sion Sono's Challenge: Distortions of Religion ...
Released in 2008, Love Exposure was highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad as one of Sion Sono's signature films. Despite its four-hour length, its overwhelming pace and shocking developments left...
Sion Sono's Challenge: Distortions of Religion ...
Released in 2008, Love Exposure was highly acclaimed in Japan and abroad as one of Sion Sono's signature films. Despite its four-hour length, its overwhelming pace and shocking developments left...