How to Mindfully Live Through the Seasons – The Customs of Japan
We live in a time when anyone – your neighbour, your...
08
Jul
Posts by Keltie Mechalski
06
May
Murder in a Changing World- Exploring Japanese Crime Fiction
It’s often the great European and American mystery writers of...
25
Apr
Unlock the Mystery: Japanese Locked Room Crime Fiction
In Japan, while summer is traditionally associated with ghost stories,...
17
Apr
Where to Start Reading Seishi Yokomizo?
Most crime fiction aficionados will have heard of the “Golden...
30
Sep
Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke – A dark yet tender ‘love’ story
Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke (1935, Japan) directed by Yasujiro Shimazu...
26
Sep
The Moon Has Risen – A Female Focused Comedy of Errors
The Moon Has Risen (Tsuki wa noborinu, Japan 1955) is...
20
Sep
Forever a Woman (aka The Eternal Breasts): A Dedication to Womankind
Forever a Woman (aka The Eternals Breasts) (Chibusa yo eien...
15
Aug
Umeshu: The Iconic Japanese Beverage you may not have heard of
Many of Japan’s foods and cultural practices relate to seasonal...
30
Jun
Umeshuya London: Purveyors of the finest Umeshu & Yuzushu
Around this time of year, the first of the season’s...
06
Jun
Summer Ghost – A Sparkling Debut
Inspired by one illustration, the remarkable directorial debut from the...
06
Jun
Maquia – A Testament to Female Spirit
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (or Sayonara no Asa...
10
May
Bubble – A Dystopian Reimagining of The Little Mermaid
The original fairy tale from Hans Christian Andersen (first published...
14
Mar
Belle – A Touching Metaverse Fairy Tail
In Mamoru Hosoda's inventive take on the Disney classic, Beauty...