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Japan Cuts / Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto : Exclusive Interview with Director Elizabeth Lennard
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Japan Cuts / Tokyo Melody: A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto : Exclusive Interview with Director Elizabeth Lennard

Synopsis : Filmmaker and photographer Elizabeth Lennard secures unprecedented access to Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording of his 1984 album Ongaku Zukan in this brief-yet-insightful Franco-Japanese television co-production. A sampling of studio sessions and performances (including a piano duet with then-wife Akiko Yano), archival footage and talking head interviews, Tokyo Melody finds the eccentric artist at…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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Sundance Film Festival : Review / Aum : The Cult at the End of the World
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Sundance Film Festival : Review / Aum : The Cult at the End of the World

Two months after the Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster killed 6,433 people and caused more than $100 billion in damages, a sarin gas attack took place in a Tokyo subway in 1995. Harrowing sounds echoed throughout the subway which sent shivers down to the spine of a first responder. The incident shocked the world, and was…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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Yoichi Sai, A Renowned Director from “All Under the Moon” and “Blood and Bones” Died
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Yoichi Sai, A Renowned Director from “All Under the Moon” and “Blood and Bones” Died

Yoichi Sai, a renowned director from the 1993 film “All Under the Moon” and the 2004 film “Blood and Bones,” died of bladder cancer at his home in Tokyo on Sunday, his family said. He was 73. He was born in Nagano prefecture in 1943, between his Zainichi(South Korean residing in Japan)father and a half(Korean…

Nobuhiro Hosoki
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Asakusa Kid, Presents Through A Touching Biopic The Importance Of Honouring Your Masters
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Asakusa Kid, Presents Through A Touching Biopic The Importance Of Honouring Your Masters

Gekidan Hitori’s Asakusa Kid is shot in Japan and retraces the life of Takeshi Kitano and his first experiences as a comedian of “Beat.” Considered one of the most important living oriental directors for his peculiar style and the originality of his cinema, this biopic is based on Kitano’s autobiography. Through a series of insightful…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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