Mitsuko Delivers: random acts of kindness and some laughs
by Amy Seaman Just from reading a brief one-sentence summary about Yuya Ishii’s newest film, Mitsuko Delivers, it’s clear that this isn’t just another PARCO-sponsored, corny Japanese love story with…
Movie Review: About the Pink Sky
written by Amy Seaman This is the second in a series of reviews about films showing at the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival, which runs until October 30 at…
What do Clint, John and Hayao have in common? Tokyo International Film Festival Quiz#1
So maybe now you're asking, who is Akira Kurosawa?
Ghosts in the Shell 2 (Innocence) Review and Second Opinion
Innocence focuses on the increasingly shrinking barrier between humans and technology, addressing the question of what it means to be alive, and pulls in a bit of political commentary as…
Meet The Yakuza: The Yakuza Movie Book, more than just about movies.
"There are parallels, however, between Kitano's dirty heroes and Takakura's clean-cut ones: Both are contemptuous of death in the best samurai tradition and both define macho cool for their respective…
Ghost in The Shell (攻殻機動隊): A classic film of Japanese sci-fi animation with universal themes
Will it ever be possible to emulate true humanity through technology?
Book: Black Passenger Yellow Cabs
Editor’s note: Mr. Bryan sent us JSRC the book a few months ago but as we were getting ready to post the review, 3/11 came upon us. It seemed like…
Reimagining Japan: The Quest for a Future that Works
What is the future of Japan? Can the country get back on its feet? It’s a question that the world and the people of Japan are asking themselves. McKinsey &…
Film: Cold Fish (冷たい熱帯魚)
A film based on the Saitama Dog Lovers serial killings
Review: People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman
Jake has done an honest and intriguing review of journalist Richard Lloyd Parry’s People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman over at Literary Review. Partial transcript below. When…