HAPIVERI Magazine

Takeshi Kitano’s Visual Expression: Applying Pauses and Composition to Video Production

Takeshi Kitano’s Visual Expression: Applying Pa...

Takeshi Kitano followed an unusual path from a comedian who swept Japan with the manzai duo Two Beat to a film director. In 1989, Kinji Fukasaku withdrew for various reasons...

Takeshi Kitano’s Visual Expression: Applying Pa...

Takeshi Kitano followed an unusual path from a comedian who swept Japan with the manzai duo Two Beat to a film director. In 1989, Kinji Fukasaku withdrew for various reasons...

Cultural Influence, Passing the Legacy to the Next Generation, and Contributions to Cinema

Cultural Influence, Passing the Legacy to the N...

The success of Ring and the enormous success of its Hollywood remake The Ring sparked a worldwide J-horror boom in the mid-2000s. Hideo Nakata came to be recognized as a...

Cultural Influence, Passing the Legacy to the N...

The success of Ring and the enormous success of its Hollywood remake The Ring sparked a worldwide J-horror boom in the mid-2000s. Hideo Nakata came to be recognized as a...

The Evolution of Horror: Applying Cinematography and Sound to Impression Design in Video Production

The Evolution of Horror: Applying Cinematograph...

Hideo Nakata's career as a filmmaker began with 'Don't Look Up' in 1996. Set at a film studio, this memorable theatrical-feature debut attracted attention for innovative horror direction despite its...

The Evolution of Horror: Applying Cinematograph...

Hideo Nakata's career as a filmmaker began with 'Don't Look Up' in 1996. Set at a film studio, this memorable theatrical-feature debut attracted attention for innovative horror direction despite its...

J-Horror Direction: Applying Cinematography and Sound to Video Production

J-Horror Direction: Applying Cinematography and...

Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1961, Hideo Nakata is a film director with the unusual background of having graduated from the University of Tokyo. In 1985, he joined the Nikkatsu...

J-Horror Direction: Applying Cinematography and...

Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1961, Hideo Nakata is a film director with the unusual background of having graduated from the University of Tokyo. In 1985, he joined the Nikkatsu...

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...

Lessons from the Major Works of Tatsuya Mori: Perspectives on Documentary Video Production

Lessons from the Major Works of Tatsuya Mori: P...

The work that made director Tatsuya Mori widely known was the 1998 documentary A. Centering on Hiroshi Araki, then deputy head of public relations for Aum Shinrikyo, it filmed the...

Lessons from the Major Works of Tatsuya Mori: P...

The work that made director Tatsuya Mori widely known was the 1998 documentary A. Centering on Hiroshi Araki, then deputy head of public relations for Aum Shinrikyo, it filmed the...