Mishima in the Twenty First Century
Can you imagine best-selling novelist Haruki Murakami leading a coup attempt against Japanese Prime Minister Suga?
The Return of Yukio Mishima
“It’s not an accident that Don Quixote encounters strange things,” he mused. “It’s caused by his personality… I’m a Don Quixote.”
The Gambler Vs. The Bodybuilder: Shuji Terayama Meets Yukio Mishima
Strangely enough, it is the approach of the iconoclastic Terayama that seems more in tune with traditional Japanese aesthetics
Sayonara, Bondo-san: Sean Connery’s Japan
Bond doesn’t go the full Lafcadio Hearn, but he does “become Japanese”
Harvey Weinstein Dates Princess Mononoke: How Studio Ghibli Went Global
“Why is the Deer God a god? Is that a Japanese thing? Is he a good god or a bad god?”
Steal All the Clocks: Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles Pt.6
He got involved in a failed attempt to blow up the Ogouchi Dam in Okutama, north of Tokyo
What’s French for Bullshit? Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles Pt. 5
Imagine that it was Paul and Yoko that appeared naked together on a record cover…
“One Love Chigusa”: Soji Shimada’s Homage to Tezuka
Women with mechanical bodies that display monetary amounts scrolling up and down. Men with transparent mouths stretching from ear to ear.
The Ghost of Kurosawa: A Samurai Videogame Channels History
“The Ghost of Tsushima” does provide moral dilemmas and intriguing back-stories for the characters.
The Triumph of Imagining: Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles Pt. 4
When reality collapses, imaginary worlds suddenly seem more dependable.