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What music do you like to make love to? A simple question, really. “Sometimes I sing ‘Danger Zone’ in the bathroom. I like the music from To...

Two weeks back for my hack Flash in Japan column over at Forces of Geek I did a feature story on a bunch of cool, talented and rather dive...

Well, it looks like my earlier hack "analysis" of this year's Tokyo International Anime Fair (see here ) - and its lacklustre ...

Akira Kurosawa 's The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る, Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru ) was the director's first semi-independent productio...

This news has been floating round for a bit but I've been waiting for more concrete info and images: Takashi Miike will this year be re...

Another Akira Kurosawa slow-burner released 60 years ago, this is lighter-weight-Kurosawa - which still means quite a chunk of substance. An...

Remember Uchū Senkan Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト) anyone? Most people probably won't since the series was first screened - under the lacklustre ult...

What can I say? Comparing this Akira Kurosawa -directed film with Drunken Angel , released the previous year (and spotlighted below on Jan. ...

Located in a surprisingly wealthy part of Setagaya here in Tokyo is the sprawling home of Toho Studios . Not only is Toho the largest and mo...

Did I ever confess my love for Madmen? No, no, not the Emmy and Golden Globe-winnning TV series - I haven't yet had the chance to see it...

Japan's Metropolis magazine asked 16 local writers and musicians to describe a formative encounter with a Japanese song. The resulting ...