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…

You can see the world in movies — Synopsis：Inspired by an actual incident that took place in the rapidly changing modern Chinese society, the film depicts a man in Shanxi who is angry because the profits of a coal mine, which was jointly owned by his village, have been monopolized by a businessman; a man in Chongqing who…

Culture of the Edo Period — ⭐吉野太夫, a cultural figure in Kyoto who became the wife of a wealthy merchant⭐ What kind of people were the prostitutes who lived in brothels? The brothels of the Edo period were an expression of Japanese culture since the Heian period. This was most evident in the way the prostitutes…

A romantic film to nourish the soul — Synopsis: Penelope was born into a wealthy family, but because of a curse placed on her by a witch, she was born with a pig’s nose. Her parents try to break the curse and get their daughter married, but the only men who come to visit are those who are…

A project to take people to the place they wish to go at the end of their lives — Contents : A project that transports people who are about to die to the place they wish to go at the end of their lives. In Germany, a vehicle named “Wish Car” continues its journey. Staff members with medical experience and volunteers make plans for the last journey of life…

Historical background of the many orphans in the Oni-killing Squad of “Demon Slayer” — The hit manga “Demon Slayer” is a story set in the early Taisho period. Originally, demons that appeared in folktales would normally feel out of place in the Taisho era, a time of advanced modernization. However, in “Demon Slayer,” the demons stand out as beings stirring in the darkness in…

Swordsmith Village Arc — Synopsis：鋼鐵塚蛍, a sword smith, has lost his patience with 炭治郎, who has broken his swords in many battles with powerful enemies, and declares that he will no longer make swords. 炭治郎 visits the village of the sword smith, which is a secret place, to talk directly to 鋼鐵塚蛍. 炭治郎 is…

Miyabi’s Choice — “SUNTORY OLD” In 1994, the “lost 20 years” had started quietly, as the closing of Juliana Tokyo in August was a reminder of the end of the bubble economy. The words “job-hunting ice age” and “price destruction,” the new words and phrases of the year, spoke of the low temperatures in the…

A movie about walking through a haunted house — Synopsis: An apartment building is the source of a completely isolated epidemic. A doctor and a team of policemen, wearing CCD cameras on their helmets, head for the top floor of the apartment, the deepest level of the infection. However, one by one, their colleagues become infected. Terrified and mentally…