HAPIVERI Magazine
Japan's Landscapes and Memories of Youth: Koich...
Japan in the early 1970s was approaching the end of its period of rapid economic growth. The oil crisis of 1973 began to break the myth of uninterrupted expansion, and...
Japan's Landscapes and Memories of Youth: Koich...
Japan in the early 1970s was approaching the end of its period of rapid economic growth. The oil crisis of 1973 began to break the myth of uninterrupted expansion, and...
From Still Photographer to Visual Poet: The New...
Born in Hachiōji, Tokyo Prefecture, on February 3, 1929, Kōichi Saitō was strongly interested in photographic expression from childhood. After leaving Rikkyo University, he studied the foundations of photography thoroughly...
From Still Photographer to Visual Poet: The New...
Born in Hachiōji, Tokyo Prefecture, on February 3, 1929, Kōichi Saitō was strongly interested in photographic expression from childhood. After leaving Rikkyo University, he studied the foundations of photography thoroughly...
Historical Consciousness in Kei Kumai’s Films: ...
Across Kei Kumai’s films runs a strong concern with the “untold history” of modern Japan. Through cinema he continually illuminated historical darkness that Japanese society had deliberately or unconsciously tried...
Historical Consciousness in Kei Kumai’s Films: ...
Across Kei Kumai’s films runs a strong concern with the “untold history” of modern Japan. Through cinema he continually illuminated historical darkness that Japanese society had deliberately or unconsciously tried...
Understanding Kei Kumai's Visual Aesthetic Thro...
As his career suggests, Kei Kumai's visual expression bears the distinctive qualities of a director who began in documentary film. Starting as an assistant director on documentary productions, he applied...
Understanding Kei Kumai's Visual Aesthetic Thro...
As his career suggests, Kei Kumai's visual expression bears the distinctive qualities of a director who began in documentary film. Starting as an assistant director on documentary productions, he applied...
Reality Provoked by the Camera: The Provocation...
“The camera is a device for encouraging action and bringing it to the boiling point.” These words by Kazuo Hara concisely express his view of documentary. Where conventional documentaries claimed...
Reality Provoked by the Camera: The Provocation...
“The camera is a device for encouraging action and bringing it to the boiling point.” These words by Kazuo Hara concisely express his view of documentary. Where conventional documentaries claimed...
Bringing the Voices of the Vulnerable to the Wo...
'Cinema exists for vulnerable people and the masses.' One filmmaker has kept these words of Kirio Urayama close to heart and continued to turn his camera for more than half...
Bringing the Voices of the Vulnerable to the Wo...
'Cinema exists for vulnerable people and the masses.' One filmmaker has kept these words of Kirio Urayama close to heart and continued to turn his camera for more than half...