Mayu Nakamura

Film May 31, 2018

Short Shorts festival entries give Japan a starring role

by Alyssa I. Smith

From "You Only Live Twice" (1967) to "Black Rain" (1989) and "Lost in Translation" (2003), directors who choose Japan as a filming location are often well-rewarded with beautiful backdrops. The local flavor that works its way into a movie can sometimes be as important ...

Film Mar 4, 2015

In the cinematic wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster

by Mark Schilling

In January 2013 Eiga Geijutsu magazine released its annual "Best 10 and Worst 10" lists. The two worst films of 2012, as chosen by the magazine's panel of critics, were Sion Sono's "Himizu" and "Kibo no Kuni (Land of Hope)." The former is about ...