HAPIVERI Magazine
Director Tadashi Imai: A Master of Japanese Cinema
Tadashi Imai was born in Tokyo on January 8, 1912. Drawn to Marxism while attending Tokyo Imperial University, he entered the film industry in 1935 after dropping out. Joining J.O....
Director Tadashi Imai: A Master of Japanese Cinema
Tadashi Imai was born in Tokyo on January 8, 1912. Drawn to Marxism while attending Tokyo Imperial University, he entered the film industry in 1935 after dropping out. Joining J.O....
Masaki Kobayashi: Ethics, the Power of Silence,...
Masaki Kobayashi's works feature many such voiceless resisters. Within oppressive societies and unreasonable institutions, they rebel without raising their voices, calmly or silently, seeking to uphold their own ethics.
Masaki Kobayashi: Ethics, the Power of Silence,...
Masaki Kobayashi's works feature many such voiceless resisters. Within oppressive societies and unreasonable institutions, they rebel without raising their voices, calmly or silently, seeking to uphold their own ethics.
Nagisa Oshima's Film Aesthetics: Exploring Expr...
Nagisa Oshima saw cinema not merely as entertainment but as a means of confronting society. Many of his films contain sharp criticism of social problems and power structures in postwar...
Nagisa Oshima's Film Aesthetics: Exploring Expr...
Nagisa Oshima saw cinema not merely as entertainment but as a means of confronting society. Many of his films contain sharp criticism of social problems and power structures in postwar...
The Contrast Between Nature and Technology in H...
Miyazaki’s portrayal of technology is characterized by its ambivalence. He does not reject technology itself; instead, he often portrays it beautifully. In The Wind Rises, released in 2013, he depicts...
The Contrast Between Nature and Technology in H...
Miyazaki’s portrayal of technology is characterized by its ambivalence. He does not reject technology itself; instead, he often portrays it beautifully. In The Wind Rises, released in 2013, he depicts...