HAPIVERI Magazine

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in Ryomaden and Beneath the Shadow

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in ...

Historical works in Japanese cinema have taken many forms, including period dramas and biographical films. Director Keishi Otomo, however, depicts history and human drama through new perspectives and visual expression,...

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in ...

Historical works in Japanese cinema have taken many forms, including period dramas and biographical films. Director Keishi Otomo, however, depicts history and human drama through new perspectives and visual expression,...

A Master of Realism: Analyzing Masato Harada's Expressive Techniques

A Master of Realism: Analyzing Masato Harada's ...

Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Masato Harada's cinematic expression is its faithful recreation of events based on thorough research. In films based on true stories, such as The Choice...

A Master of Realism: Analyzing Masato Harada's ...

Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Masato Harada's cinematic expression is its faithful recreation of events based on thorough research. In films based on true stories, such as The Choice...

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can Film Change Society?

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can ...

Does film exist only for entertainment? Or does it have the power to change society?

Koji Wakamatsu and the Politics of Cinema: Can ...

Does film exist only for entertainment? Or does it have the power to change society?

Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Direction of Silence: Applying Silence and Tension to Video Production

Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Direction of Silence: Apply...

One of the most distinctive techniques in Tatsumi Kumashiro’s films is effective use of silence. Particularly evident in The Master of the Gensenkan (1968) and Atonement (1976), it successfully expresses...

Tatsumi Kumashiro’s Direction of Silence: Apply...

One of the most distinctive techniques in Tatsumi Kumashiro’s films is effective use of silence. Particularly evident in The Master of the Gensenkan (1968) and Atonement (1976), it successfully expresses...

The Symbolism of Tatsumi Kumashiro's Upbringing in Youth of Pretense (Kyoshoku no Seishun)

The Symbolism of Tatsumi Kumashiro's Upbringing...

In Youth of Pretense (Kyoshoku no Seishun), Tatsumi Kumashiro's upbringing is portrayed as a past with a complex, labyrinthine structure. The author deliberately scatters depictions of fragmented memories throughout the...

The Symbolism of Tatsumi Kumashiro's Upbringing...

In Youth of Pretense (Kyoshoku no Seishun), Tatsumi Kumashiro's upbringing is portrayed as a past with a complex, labyrinthine structure. The author deliberately scatters depictions of fragmented memories throughout the...

Isao Takahata's Everyday Portrayals: Applying Animation to Educational and Corporate Videos

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

<p>Animation may suggest fantasy worlds or grand adventures to many people. Isao Takahata, however, distinguished himself from such spectacular direction by remaining committed to depicting everyday life itself.</p>

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

<p>Animation may suggest fantasy worlds or grand adventures to many people. Isao Takahata, however, distinguished himself from such spectacular direction by remaining committed to depicting everyday life itself.</p>