HAPIVERI Magazine

The Road to Creativity and Innovation: Yoshihiro Nishimura's Early Life and Journey

The Road to Creativity and Innovation: Yoshihir...

Yoshihiro Nishimura was born in a small Kyushu town in the early 1960s. Interested in art and crafts from childhood, he consistently created original work in elementary-school art classes. His...

The Road to Creativity and Innovation: Yoshihir...

Yoshihiro Nishimura was born in a small Kyushu town in the early 1960s. Interested in art and crafts from childhood, he consistently created original work in elementary-school art classes. His...

Azuma Morisaki's Film Philosophy: The Essence of Angry Drama Behind a Comedy Mask

Azuma Morisaki's Film Philosophy: The Essence o...

The concept of 'angry drama' is indispensable to discussing Azuma Morisaki's films. Although major works such as Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku and Kigeki: Onna wa Dokyo have the word comedy...

Azuma Morisaki's Film Philosophy: The Essence o...

The concept of 'angry drama' is indispensable to discussing Azuma Morisaki's films. Although major works such as Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku and Kigeki: Onna wa Dokyo have the word comedy...

Lessons from Azuma Morisaki's A Woman's Guts: Applying the Power of Character to Corporate Videos

Lessons from Azuma Morisaki's A Woman's Guts: A...

” is an exhilarating comedy on the theme of women's courage. It won enthusiastic support from audiences at the time by powerfully portraying, with humor, a woman who confronts the...

Lessons from Azuma Morisaki's A Woman's Guts: A...

” is an exhilarating comedy on the theme of women's courage. It won enthusiastic support from audiences at the time by powerfully portraying, with humor, a woman who confronts the...

Azuma Morisaki’s Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku — Social Satire Beneath the Laughter

Azuma Morisaki’s Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku...

Azuma Morisaki stood out in Japanese cinema in the 1960s. One of his major works, Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku (1960), appears at first to be simple slapstick but contains incisive...

Azuma Morisaki’s Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku...

Azuma Morisaki stood out in Japanese cinema in the 1960s. One of his major works, Kigeki: Tokudashi Himo Tengoku (1960), appears at first to be simple slapstick but contains incisive...

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—Another Side Seen in The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma and Preparation for the Festival

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—...

Many people may associate Kazuo Kuroki with war films. The War Requiem Trilogy he made late in his career is certainly memorable, but before that, he was also a master...

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—...

Many people may associate Kazuo Kuroki with war films. The War Requiem Trilogy he made late in his career is certainly memorable, but before that, he was also a master...

Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem: Applying Memory to Video Production

Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem: Applying Memory to ...

In the few years from the early 2000s until his death, director Kazuo Kuroki released three works on the theme of war.

Kazuo Kuroki's War Requiem: Applying Memory to ...

In the few years from the early 2000s until his death, director Kazuo Kuroki released three works on the theme of war.