HAPIVERI Magazine

Takashi Koizumi's Directing Methods: Applying Pauses and Presence to Video Production

Takashi Koizumi's Directing Methods: Applying P...

Takashi Koizumi's films have captivated many film lovers with their distinctive directing style Particularly characteristic is his use of ma, or pauses.

Takashi Koizumi's Directing Methods: Applying P...

Takashi Koizumi's films have captivated many film lovers with their distinctive directing style Particularly characteristic is his use of ma, or pauses.

Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant Director to Master Filmmaker

Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant ...

Born and raised in Tokyo, Takashi Koizumi spent his childhood in the wartime era of 1944, when memories of war were vivid.

Takashi Koizumi's Life in Film: From Assistant ...

Born and raised in Tokyo, Takashi Koizumi spent his childhood in the wartime era of 1944, when memories of war were vivid.

A Magician of Images: Director Kazuyuki Izutsu's Journey

A Magician of Images: Director Kazuyuki Izutsu'...

Born in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, in 1952, Kazuyuki Izutsu grew up in the lively atmosphere of a postwar working-class neighborhood. A frequent cinema visitor from childhood who often encountered films...

A Magician of Images: Director Kazuyuki Izutsu'...

Born in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, in 1952, Kazuyuki Izutsu grew up in the lively atmosphere of a postwar working-class neighborhood. A frequent cinema visitor from childhood who often encountered films...

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri: Bringing Composition and Social Engagement into Video Production

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri: Brin...

Seppuku was described as the fulfillment of a samurai's deepest wish. But were its aesthetics and honor truly sincere?

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri: Brin...

Seppuku was described as the fulfillment of a samurai's deepest wish. But were its aesthetics and honor truly sincere?

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Condition: Bringing Questions of Peace into Video Production

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Cond...

Masaki Kobayashi was one of postwar Japanese cinema's most committed seekers of conscience and ethics. He was a director who confronted war's inhumanity without evasion, inscribing it directly onto the...

Learning from Masaki Kobayashi's The Human Cond...

Masaki Kobayashi was one of postwar Japanese cinema's most committed seekers of conscience and ethics. He was a director who confronted war's inhumanity without evasion, inscribing it directly onto the...

A Magician Weaving a Distinctive Cinematic World: Yuzo Kawashima's Visual Expression

A Magician Weaving a Distinctive Cinematic Worl...

One director stood out with a distinctive presence in Japanese cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. His attention was always directed toward ordinary people's daily lives, and he excelled at...

A Magician Weaving a Distinctive Cinematic Worl...

One director stood out with a distinctive presence in Japanese cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. His attention was always directed toward ordinary people's daily lives, and he excelled at...