The Intelligent Ambiguity of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”
When a friend mentions an underground route for getting atomic secrets to Moscow, he responds “that would be treason”.
Hans Sautter’s “Japan”: A Photographer’s Lifework
The Sacred is there to balance the profane. We need them both.
Hiroshige Does Dylan
Bob Dylan and girlfriend walk off the Freewheelin’ album cover and into a Hiroshige snow scene
A Kurosawa Christmas: When the Turkey is Really Chicken
A glittering star appears amongst the reeking slime
Rock Gods in Japan: Who’s Appropriating Who?
A famous number of theirs compares a girlfriend’s physical attributes to those of a high-performance sports car.
Reflections on a Funeral
I’m glad the protesters were there and glad they got some feedback
Bopping and Bathing in Beppu
Ichiro has never left his hometown. He has his pick of the local females
Yakushima: Where I Met the God of the Forest
80% of Yakushima’s ancient cedars have been chopped down and converted into furniture and building materials
My Favourite Things: Wasabi up your nose
The kind of food that I can cook is not the kind of food I want to eat,
“The Walking Major”: Yujiro, Mifune & Young Sinatra
Mifune could play military men in his sleep – from Admiral Togo, who destroyed the Russian fleet, to Minister of War Anami, who committed seppuku the day after Japan’s surrender.