HAPIVERI Magazine

From Obscurity to a Revolutionary Voice in Japanese Cinema: Masaharu Take's Origins and Journey

From Obscurity to a Revolutionary Voice in Japa...

Masaharu Take was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1967. Familiar with cinema from childhood, he was particularly influenced by Akira Kurosawa's films, which he saw as a boy. Being captivated...

From Obscurity to a Revolutionary Voice in Japa...

Masaharu Take was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1967. Familiar with cinema from childhood, he was particularly influenced by Akira Kurosawa's films, which he saw as a boy. Being captivated...

Takahisa Zeze, a Filmmaker of Darkness and Light: A Realist Portrait of Contemporary Society

Takahisa Zeze, a Filmmaker of Darkness and Ligh...

Takahisa Zeze is known as one of Japanese cinema’s directors with the sharpest social perspectives. Born in 1961, he applies the viewpoint he developed in television documentary to filmmaking, earning...

Takahisa Zeze, a Filmmaker of Darkness and Ligh...

Takahisa Zeze is known as one of Japanese cinema’s directors with the sharpest social perspectives. Born in 1961, he applies the viewpoint he developed in television documentary to filmmaking, earning...

Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applying Dignity and Memory to Video Production

Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applyin...

Directed by Takahisa Zeze, From Siberia with Love is based on the true story of Japanese prisoners of war detained in Siberian labor camps, or lagers, after World War II....

Takahisa Zeze's From Siberia with Love: Applyin...

Directed by Takahisa Zeze, From Siberia with Love is based on the true story of Japanese prisoners of war detained in Siberian labor camps, or lagers, after World War II....

Takahisa Zeze's 64: Truths About Organizations and People Revealed by an Unsolved Case

Takahisa Zeze's 64: Truths About Organizations ...

64 is Takahisa Zeze's screen adaptation of Hideo Yokoyama's bestselling novel. The title refers to the case number of a young girl's kidnapping and murder in Showa 64. Still unsolved...

Takahisa Zeze's 64: Truths About Organizations ...

64 is Takahisa Zeze's screen adaptation of Hideo Yokoyama's bestselling novel. The title refers to the case number of a young girl's kidnapping and murder in Showa 64. Still unsolved...

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Film Philosophy: Applying Quietness and Dialogue to Video Production

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Film Philosophy: Applying Q...

Ryusuke Hamaguchi specializes in portraying human emotions and relationships through dialogue. Conversations between his characters often continue at length, carefully revealing their inner lives. In Happy Hour and Drive My...

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Film Philosophy: Applying Q...

Ryusuke Hamaguchi specializes in portraying human emotions and relationships through dialogue. Conversations between his characters often continue at length, carefully revealing their inner lives. In Happy Hour and Drive My...

Learning from Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not Exist: Using Nature and Silence in Video Production

Learning from Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not...

Evil Does Not Exist is a film in which director Ryusuke Hamaguchi focuses on the relationship between nature and human society. Set in a small village, the story depicts how...

Learning from Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Evil Does Not...

Evil Does Not Exist is a film in which director Ryusuke Hamaguchi focuses on the relationship between nature and human society. Set in a small village, the story depicts how...