“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.
Top 10 Olympic Movies: From Clint Eastwood to Chris Marker
Plenty of Olympic-themed films, ranging from warm-hearted comedies to tense thrillers and dark human dramas.
The Geopolitics of Travel Bubbles
The highlight was receiving an illicit cup of coffee
Bagism, Dragism, Madism: Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles Part 3
Yoko put on displays of “bagism” – the practice of writhing around in a giant bag – with her second husband, Tony Cox, on the roof of their apartment in Shibuya.
Smoke Your Pubes: Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles 2
Yoko Ono was a trailblazer in the art of self-construction. Her profession has always been “being Yoko Ono.”
P***ing in the Churchyard: Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles
Mishima spent much of the time examining the hysterical response of young women in the audience, which he found mystifying.
Virus Diary: Science Fiction
With the world having seemingly entered an alternate reality thanks to Covid-19, Dick’s dystopian vision seems particularly salient.
Japan’s Pandemic Paradox: From Spanish Flu to Covid-19
The Japanese showed themselves far more alert to the dangers of droplet infection than Europeans in 1918.