HAPIVERI Magazine
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...
Yoichi Takabayashi’s Visual Expression and Expe...
Japanese cinema is celebrated worldwide for Akira Kurosawa’s period films and Yasujiro Ozu’s tranquil human dramas, but it also includes experimental filmmakers who pursued new visual possibilities. Among them, Yoichi...
Yoichi Takabayashi’s Visual Expression and Expe...
Japanese cinema is celebrated worldwide for Akira Kurosawa’s period films and Yasujiro Ozu’s tranquil human dramas, but it also includes experimental filmmakers who pursued new visual possibilities. Among them, Yoichi...
Yoichi Takabayashi: The Honjin Murders and Sayu...
Cinema has different expressive methods for each genre. Yet Yoichi Takabayashi skillfully combined the seemingly opposing elements of mystery and eros to build a distinctive visual world.
Yoichi Takabayashi: The Honjin Murders and Sayu...
Cinema has different expressive methods for each genre. Yet Yoichi Takabayashi skillfully combined the seemingly opposing elements of mystery and eros to build a distinctive visual world.
Keishi Otomo Opens the Future of Japanese Cinem...
Since the era of masters such as Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu, Japanese cinema has captivated film lovers worldwide with its distinctive aesthetics and storytelling. In recent years, however, its...
Keishi Otomo Opens the Future of Japanese Cinem...
Since the era of masters such as Akira Kurosawa and Yasujiro Ozu, Japanese cinema has captivated film lovers worldwide with its distinctive aesthetics and storytelling. In recent years, however, its...
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,...
Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New G...
Action in Japanese films commonly meant period-drama swordplay, wire action, or a style relying heavily on CG. Rurouni Kenshin, released in 2012, renewed that expression and captivated audiences with realistic...
Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New G...
Action in Japanese films commonly meant period-drama swordplay, wire action, or a style relying heavily on CG. Rurouni Kenshin, released in 2012, renewed that expression and captivated audiences with realistic...