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VIDEOTAPEMUSIC as a filmmaker (Part 2): How he approaches people and places during his artist residencies
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC samples VHS tapes and home videos to create music and films. In part 2 of this interview, he talks to TOKION about his music videos depicting Seoul and Tokyo, as well as his artist residencies in regional towns. -
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“The Witches of the Orient” Shines a Spotlight on the 1964 Olympic Gold Medal Japanese Women’s Volleyball Team
This is a documentary film had its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, held online in February 2021. It is scheduled to be released in Japan early this summer. -
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VIDEOTAPEMUSIC as a filmmaker (Part 1): On collecting VHS tapes and creating music videos
VIDEOTAPEMUSIC samples VHS tapes and home videos to create music and films. In part 1 of this interview, TOKION talks to VIDEOTAPEMUSIC about the appeal of VHS tapes and gets a closer look at the thought behind his past music videos. -
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Working on “Zokki,” “MIRRORLIAR FILMS,” and “Day and Night” together with Takayuki Yamada, Film producer Chikara Ito aims for sustainable form of film production that…
Producer Chikara Ito is striving for new structures and initiatives in which anyone can be fascinated with film production. What are the challenges and solutions so far, and what is the future of the film? -
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EUROPE KIKAKU’s Makoto Ueda’s Challenge of Creating “Images Imbued with Theatre Company’s Characteristics” for the Film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Droste)
Makoto Ueda speaks about the theatre company EUROPE KIKAKU’s first-ever feature-length film Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Droste), for which he wrote the script. -
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Morley Robertson’s Movie Column 4: Imagining the great transformation of an era — The King’s Speech, Volume 3
TV personality Morley Robertson introduces three films for imagining a post-corona world that’s undergone a great transformation. His final movie recommendation of this series is The King’s Speech. -
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An ordinary love, an ever-changing city, and a protagonist who doesn’t grow up; Rikiya Imaizumi’s Over the Town
Over the Town, directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, is finally going to be released in theaters after a one-year delay. The film portrays a protagonist whose emotional landscape stays the same in contrast to the rapidly changing Shimokitazawa area. We dive into Rikiya Imaizumi’s filmmaking in this interview. -
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「時音」Vol.12 The Idea Behind Photographer Yoshihiko Ueda’s Film: “Truth Only Exists Right by You”
Photographer Yoshihiko Ueda Talks About Truth He Wanted to Convery in His First Film, A Garden of Camellias. -
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Tokyo Young Love Series Volume 1: An Analysis of Hanataba Mitai na Koi wo Shita and its Protagonist’s Uncomfortable Behavior
Tokyo Young Love is a series of essays about love stories set in Tokyo by Tokyo-based writer Shuden Girl. In this first installment, Shuden Girl takes a close look at the movie Hanataba Mitai na Koi wo Shita (in Japanese, I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet) starring Kasumi Arimura and Masaki Suda. -
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The producer of the hip-hop head bible, “Style Wars,” talks about the early days of hip-hop — “Style Wars” collector’s items now available from TOKION
Today is the first day “Style Wars” hits Japanese theaters. Producer Henry Chalfant talks to TOKION about the Bronx in the 1970s. Official merchandise now available from TOKION. -
