HAPIVERI Magazine

Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Period-Drama Perspectives to Video Production

Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Perio...

Born in 1909, Sadao Yamanaka had a strong interest in stories and moving images from childhood. He grew up when silent films were still dominant and Japanese cinema was gradually...

Sadao Yamanaka's Path to Cinema: Applying Perio...

Born in 1909, Sadao Yamanaka had a strong interest in stories and moving images from childhood. He grew up when silent films were still dominant and Japanese cinema was gradually...

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshimitsu Morita's Directing Philosophy

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshim...

Yoshimitsu Morita was a director who remained committed to filmmaking free of genre constraints. While capturing social reality, he created films that left a powerful impression through distinctive visual expression...

Distinctive Visual Expression and Humor: Yoshim...

Yoshimitsu Morita was a director who remained committed to filmmaking free of genre constraints. While capturing social reality, he created films that left a powerful impression through distinctive visual expression...

Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Applying Stories of the Internet Era to Video Production

Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Apply...

Released in 1996, (Haru) is a love story directed by Yoshimitsu Morita about communication through the internet, still unusual at the time. Starring Eri Fukatsu and Seiyo Uchino, it sensitively...

Learning from Yoshimitsu Morita’s (Haru): Apply...

Released in 1996, (Haru) is a love story directed by Yoshimitsu Morita about communication through the internet, still unusual at the time. Starring Eri Fukatsu and Seiyo Uchino, it sensitively...

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family Game, an Unconventional Family Film with Yusaku Matsuda's Striking Performance

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family...

Released in 1983, The Family Game is one of Yoshimitsu Morita's signature works, an unconventional family drama starring Yusaku Matsuda. Portraying the relationship between a private tutor and a troubled...

Yoshimitsu Morita's Notable Films 1: The Family...

Released in 1983, The Family Game is one of Yoshimitsu Morita's signature works, an unconventional family drama starring Yusaku Matsuda. Portraying the relationship between a private tutor and a troubled...

Learning from Satsuo Yamamoto’s Major Films: Applying Socially Conscious Cinema to Video Production

Learning from Satsuo Yamamoto’s Major Films: Ap...

Shinobi no Mono at Daiei, starring Raizo Ichikawa, was a major hit as the first film to portray ninja realistically. Subsequent films including A Scarred Life, The Witness Chair, and...

Learning from Satsuo Yamamoto’s Major Films: Ap...

Shinobi no Mono at Daiei, starring Raizo Ichikawa, was a major hit as the first film to portray ninja realistically. Subsequent films including A Scarred Life, The Witness Chair, and...

Satsuo Yamamoto, a Master of Postwar Japanese Cinema: His Life and Passion for Film

Satsuo Yamamoto, a Master of Postwar Japanese C...

Yamamoto made his directorial debut in 1937 with Ojosan, based on a work by Nobuko Yoshiya, and his next film, Haha no Kyoku, became a record-breaking hit. In his private...

Satsuo Yamamoto, a Master of Postwar Japanese C...

Yamamoto made his directorial debut in 1937 with Ojosan, based on a work by Nobuko Yoshiya, and his next film, Haha no Kyoku, became a record-breaking hit. In his private...