A Conversation with the Nobel Laureates
This is a transcript of a conversation between Yasunari Kawabata and Yukio Mishima moderated by Tadashi Itoh, a literary critic, after Kawabata was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1968.
Itoh: Congratulations.
Mishima: Congratulations.
Kawabata: Thanks.
Itoh: Here we are in the garden of Mr. Kawabata’s house in Hase, Kamakura… Mr…
Fascinated by the Darkness of Hollywood
Synopsis: The body of a young screenwriter, Joe Gillis, floats in the pool of a mansion on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. The dead man tells the story of his death at …
“Sunset Boulevard” is one of my favorite films. I will never forget the shock I felt when I…
I’m fascinated by Tatsuya Nakadai’s acting.
Synopsis: Unokichi was a gambler from Kiso Fukushima in Shinshu, but after hiding out in Edo (now Tokyo) for the sins of his master, he killed a man who had taken care of him and ran away with his wife. When he visits Kiso-Fukushima for the first time in 30…
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October 2019 is a conversation in the name of celebrating the release of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film, The Truth.
Bong Joon-ho：The filming of PARASITE began on May 18 last year, and I was very happy to learn of Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or award the first week or the week after. …
History and religion of oil drilling in the United States
Synopsis: California in the early 20th century, at the height of the oil boom. Plainview, a miner, hears of a source of boiling oil. When he and his son embark on an oil drilling business, Plainview’s unorthodox desires lead him to wealth and power.
This work has the history of…
The division between the rich and the poor
Synopsis: The Kim family, living in a semi-underground house, are all unemployed and struggling to make ends meet. Through a friend’s introduction, Ki-woo, the eldest son, takes a job as a tutor for the eldest daughter of Mr. Park, the CEO of an IT company. …
It Started with Eroticism
It was Robert DeNiro’s finger licking scene that started my love affair with movies. It was a scene from “Cape Fear”, and when I saw the trailer for the movie with that scene cut out, I thought, “I want to see the rest of this scene in the movie theater!
Japanese traditional culture that is fun to know
⭐What is a Japanese folk songs?⭐
Folk songs is defined as “songs that have been sung by common people in various parts of Japan. Most of the folk songs that have been handed down since ancient times are not accompanied by musical instruments, but only by singing. And according to…
The Drama Behind the Portraits
Synopsis: In late 18th century France, Marianne, a female painter, was teaching drawing to women. A student brings out an old oil painting of hers from the back of her studio, which she calls Portrait of a Burning Woman, and recalls her memories of the painting.
I like to look…
