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.

Learning Visual Direction from Takashi Koizumi's Izakaya Choji: Applying Everyday Portrayals to Video Production

Learning Visual Direction from Takashi Koizumi'...

Released in 1992, Izakaya Choji is one of director Takashi Koizumi's representative works, beloved by many film fans for reuniting him with Ken Takakura.

Learning Visual Direction from Takashi Koizumi'...

Released in 1992, Izakaya Choji is one of director Takashi Koizumi's representative works, beloved by many film fans for reuniting him with Ken Takakura.

Takashi Koizumi's The Gate of Youth Series: A Remarkable Fusion of Literature and Cinema

Takashi Koizumi's The Gate of Youth Series: A R...

Any discussion of director Takashi Koizumi's career must address The Gate of Youth series, based on Hiroyuki Itsuki's novels of the same name.

Takashi Koizumi's The Gate of Youth Series: A R...

Any discussion of director Takashi Koizumi's career must address The Gate of Youth series, based on Hiroyuki Itsuki's novels of the same name.

Masaki Kobayashi: Ethics, the Power of Silence, and His Voiceless Resisters

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.

The Color Beauty of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan: Applying the Direction of Fear to Video Production

The Color Beauty of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan:...

What comes to mind when you hear the words horror film? Sudden screams, dark ruins, splashes of blood? There is a film that perfects a fear within stillness, distinct from...

The Color Beauty of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan:...

What comes to mind when you hear the words horror film? Sudden screams, dark ruins, splashes of blood? There is a film that perfects a fear within stillness, distinct from...

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?