HAPIVERI Magazine

Toru Takemitsu and Film Music: Applying Sound Design to Video Production

Toru Takemitsu and Film Music: Applying Sound D...

An essential starting point for Toru Takemitsu's creative career was his activity with Jikken Kōbō, or the Experimental Workshop, founded with poet Shuzo Takiguchi and others in the early 1950s....

Toru Takemitsu and Film Music: Applying Sound D...

An essential starting point for Toru Takemitsu's creative career was his activity with Jikken Kōbō, or the Experimental Workshop, founded with poet Shuzo Takiguchi and others in the early 1950s....

Toru Takemitsu's Major Film Scores: From Woman in the Dunes to Ran

Toru Takemitsu's Major Film Scores: From Woman ...

Toru Takemitsu's career as a film composer began in earnest with Ko Nakahira's Crazed Fruit in 1956. Based on Shintaro Ishihara's novel, this Nikkatsu youth film portrays the decadence of...

Toru Takemitsu's Major Film Scores: From Woman ...

Toru Takemitsu's career as a film composer began in earnest with Ko Nakahira's Crazed Fruit in 1956. Based on Shintaro Ishihara's novel, this Nikkatsu youth film portrays the decadence of...

Shinji Higuchi's Special-Effects Expression: Applying Planning and Filming to Corporate Videos

Shinji Higuchi's Special-Effects Expression: Ap...

Born in 1965, Shinji Higuchi entered the film industry immediately after high school as an assistant sculpting monster suits for 1984's The Return of Godzilla. This was a golden age...

Shinji Higuchi's Special-Effects Expression: Ap...

Born in 1965, Shinji Higuchi entered the film industry immediately after high school as an assistant sculpting monster suits for 1984's The Return of Godzilla. This was a golden age...

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Applying Animation and Live Action to Video Production

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Apply...

Shinji Higuchi's life in moving images extends far beyond special effects. He entered film in 1984 as an assistant creating monster suits for 'Godzilla,' later joined Hideaki Anno and others...

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Apply...

Shinji Higuchi's life in moving images extends far beyond special effects. He entered film in 1984 as an assistant creating monster suits for 'Godzilla,' later joined Hideaki Anno and others...

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Culture: Passing on Skills and Influencing the Next Generation

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Cult...

Shinji Higuchi is a rare figure who stubbornly refused to go overseas even during Hollywood's dominance. In high school, while friends of his generation aspired to Hollywood through their admiration...

Shinji Higuchi and the Future of Tokusatsu Cult...

Shinji Higuchi is a rare figure who stubbornly refused to go overseas even during Hollywood's dominance. In high school, while friends of his generation aspired to Hollywood through their admiration...

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...