HAPIVERI Magazine
An Original Talent Who Revolutionized Cinema: T...
Born on October 10, 1928, Susumu Hani is known as an innovative director who brought fresh energy to Japanese cinema. He grew up in an intellectual family: his father, Goro...
An Original Talent Who Revolutionized Cinema: T...
Born on October 10, 1928, Susumu Hani is known as an innovative director who brought fresh energy to Japanese cinema. He grew up in an intellectual family: his father, Goro...
Lessons from Kihachi Okamoto’s *Kill!*: Applyin...
*Kill!* is a 1968 period film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and released by Toho. Based on Shūgorō Yamamoto’s *Seventeen Days at Fort Mountain*, it won the Art Direction Award at...
Lessons from Kihachi Okamoto’s *Kill!*: Applyin...
*Kill!* is a 1968 period film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and released by Toho. Based on Shūgorō Yamamoto’s *Seventeen Days at Fort Mountain*, it won the Art Direction Award at...
The Early Life of Director Kihachi Okamoto: The...
Born Kihachiro Okamoto on February 17, 1924, the thirteenth year of the Taisho era, in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Kihachi Okamoto would later leave a major mark as a uniquely brilliant...
The Early Life of Director Kihachi Okamoto: The...
Born Kihachiro Okamoto on February 17, 1924, the thirteenth year of the Taisho era, in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Kihachi Okamoto would later leave a major mark as a uniquely brilliant...
Lessons from Tadashi Imai's Tower of the Lilies...
Released by director Tadashi Imai in 1953, Tower of the Lilies possesses an especially powerful "magnetic field of memory" in Japanese film history. Based on the true story of the...
Lessons from Tadashi Imai's Tower of the Lilies...
Released by director Tadashi Imai in 1953, Tower of the Lilies possesses an especially powerful "magnetic field of memory" in Japanese film history. Based on the true story of the...
Director Tadashi Imai: A Master of Japanese Cinema
Tadashi Imai was born in Tokyo on January 8, 1912. Drawn to Marxism while attending Tokyo Imperial University, he entered the film industry in 1935 after dropping out. Joining J.O....
Director Tadashi Imai: A Master of Japanese Cinema
Tadashi Imai was born in Tokyo on January 8, 1912. Drawn to Marxism while attending Tokyo Imperial University, he entered the film industry in 1935 after dropping out. Joining J.O....
Learning from Yoshihiro Nishimura's Helldriver:...
Helldriver is a zombie action film made in 2010 by Yoshihiro Nishimura, who gained worldwide attention with Tokyo Gore Police, and released in Japan on July 23, 2011. Characterized by...
Learning from Yoshihiro Nishimura's Helldriver:...
Helldriver is a zombie action film made in 2010 by Yoshihiro Nishimura, who gained worldwide attention with Tokyo Gore Police, and released in Japan on July 23, 2011. Characterized by...