HAPIVERI Magazine

Japan's Landscapes and Memories of Youth: Koichi Saito's “Landscape Trilogy” and the Archetypal Japan of the 1970s

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 Horizon Kōichi Saitō Opened in Japanese Cinema

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...

Bringing the Voices of the Vulnerable to the World: People Living at Society's Margins in the Films of Kazuo Hara

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...

Director Kazuo Hara's Visual Revolution: A Shocking Path Inscribed in Japanese Documentary Film

Director Kazuo Hara's Visual Revolution: A Shoc...

In 1972, a shock ran through Japanese documentary cinema with the release of 'Goodbye CP,' an unflinching portrayal of the daily lives and true feelings of people with disabilities. The...

Director Kazuo Hara's Visual Revolution: A Shoc...

In 1972, a shock ran through Japanese documentary cinema with the release of 'Goodbye CP,' an unflinching portrayal of the daily lives and true feelings of people with disabilities. The...

A Treasure of Japanese Cinema Shining Across Borders: The International Reappraisal and Legacy of Heinosuke Gosho

A Treasure of Japanese Cinema Shining Across Bo...

The films of Heinosuke Gosho, a master who shines in Japanese film history, have recently attracted a growing wave of international reappraisal. Although regarded in Japan as a master alongside...

A Treasure of Japanese Cinema Shining Across Bo...

The films of Heinosuke Gosho, a master who shines in Japanese film history, have recently attracted a growing wave of international reappraisal. Although regarded in Japan as a master alongside...

A Master Who Captured Everyday Life: Heinosuke Gosho’s Film Career Alongside Yasujirō Ozu

A Master Who Captured Everyday Life: Heinosuke ...

Known as a “master of common-people drama” in Japanese film history, Heinosuke Gosho is highly regarded alongside Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse as a representative Japanese director. But how was...

A Master Who Captured Everyday Life: Heinosuke ...

Known as a “master of common-people drama” in Japanese film history, Heinosuke Gosho is highly regarded alongside Yasujirō Ozu and Mikio Naruse as a representative Japanese director. But how was...