HAPIVERI Magazine

Go Shibata's Visual Expression: Bringing Independent-Film Ideas into Video Production

Go Shibata's Visual Expression: Bringing Indepe...

Go Shibata was born in 1975 in a small town in Tohoku. He came from an ordinary salaried household, with both parents working at local small and medium-sized companies. Curious...

Go Shibata's Visual Expression: Bringing Indepe...

Go Shibata was born in 1975 in a small town in Tohoku. He came from an ordinary salaried household, with both parents working at local small and medium-sized companies. Curious...

Azuma Morisaki's Film Expression: Applying Characters' Darkness and Light to Corporate Videos

Azuma Morisaki's Film Expression: Applying Char...

Director Azuma Morisaki (1927–2020) continually portrayed the harshness and dignity of human life. His incisive films about people at society's bottom originated in his own harrowing childhood. He later said...

Azuma Morisaki's Film Expression: Applying Char...

Director Azuma Morisaki (1927–2020) continually portrayed the harshness and dignity of human life. His incisive films about people at society's bottom originated in his own harrowing childhood. He later said...

Beyond the Camera: Kinuyo Tanaka’s Film Philosophy and Commitment to Directing

Beyond the Camera: Kinuyo Tanaka’s Film Philoso...

Beyond the Camera: Kinuyo Tanaka’s Film Philosophy and Commitment to Directing From Actress to Director: An Exceptional Transition Kinuyo Tanaka left a distinguished legacy as the first female director in...

Beyond the Camera: Kinuyo Tanaka’s Film Philoso...

Beyond the Camera: Kinuyo Tanaka’s Film Philosophy and Commitment to Directing From Actress to Director: An Exceptional Transition Kinuyo Tanaka left a distinguished legacy as the first female director in...

Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Risen: Bringing Everyday Life into Corporate Video

Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Rise...

Kinuyo Tanaka (1909–1977) entered Japanese film history as its first female director. After appearing in numerous classics as an actress, she made her directing debut with Love Letter in 1953....

Learning from Kinuyo Tanaka's The Moon Has Rise...

Kinuyo Tanaka (1909–1977) entered Japanese film history as its first female director. After appearing in numerous classics as an actress, she made her directing debut with Love Letter in 1953....

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.