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Looking back on the intersection of music and Japanese movies though the lens of Jim Jarmusch’s works
Through the roots and works of director Jim Jarmusch, who is known for his deep knowledge of music, we will look back at his relationship with Japanese films and music. -
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The Shape of an Invisible Love Kindness Brimming in Blank Space in Movie Director Hikaru Toda’s Film My Love: Six Stories of My Love –…
Unraveling the Japanese episode of Netflix original series, My Love: Six Stories of True Love—a series featuring six different everlasting couples shot over the course of a year by film directors and crew based in the respective locations. -
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In Her Film Good-bye, a Young Filmmaker, Aya Miyazaki Portrays a Change in a Family and How It Breaks Away from the Past.
Miyazaki’s first feature-length film Good-bye was shot while she was in college and was released in April. We talked to Miyazaki about her career and the film. -
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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. -
