Articles Reflections A Kurosawa Christmas: When the Turkey is Really Chicken By Peter Tasker | December 17, 2022 | Comment (0) Share A glittering star appears amongst the reeking slime
Reflections “The Walking Major”: Yujiro, Mifune & Young Sinatra By Peter Tasker | June 24, 2022 | Comment (1) Share 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.
Articles Culture The First Samurai: Remembering Toshiro Mifune By Peter Tasker | April 17, 2021 | Comment (2) Share He seems to be made of some harder, denser substance than everyone else
Culture Sayonara, Bondo-san: Sean Connery’s Japan By Peter Tasker | November 8, 2020 | Comment (0) Share Bond doesn’t go the full Lafcadio Hearn, but he does “become Japanese”
Culture Non-fiction New Book: “On Kurosawa – A Tribute to the Master Director” By Peter Tasker | April 14, 2019 | Comment (0) Share My latest book “On Kurosawa – A Tribute to the Master Director” explores AK’s work and life