20 Feb Trending, TV & Film The Hidden Fortress: Star Wars with Samurai 20 February 2023 By Simon Jenner The films of Akira Kurosawa are no stranger to reinterpretation.... Continue reading
30 Jan TV & Film High and Low: Heaven and Hell 30 January 2023 By Simon Jenner “Success isn’t worth losing your humanity,” proclaims Reiko (Kyōko Kagawa)... Continue reading
18 Jan Trending, TV & Film The Duality of Power & Illusion in Kurosawa’s Kagemusha 18 January 2023 By Simon Jenner “Life is but a dream, a vision, an illusion,” sings... Continue reading
21 Oct Culture, Music The History of Jazz in Japan: Finesse through Cultural Osmosis 19 October 2022 By Simon Jenner The story of jazz in Japan is one of cultural... Continue reading
13 Sep Culture, Food, Lifestyle, Travel Anthony Bourdain in Japan: “What do I do Now?” 13 September 2022 By Simon Jenner To say that Anthony Bourdain, award-winning food writer, chef and... Continue reading
30 Jun Food, Lifestyle Japanese Coffee Culture: How Convenience and Dedication Led to a Roasting Revolution 30 September 2022 By Simon Jenner If there were one culture that could be considered truly... Continue reading
24 Apr Anime, TV & Film Ghost in the Shell and the Sea of Information 24 April 2022 By Simon Jenner In celebration of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) anime season,... Continue reading
08 Apr Anime, Music Rebranding Japan in Samurai Champloo 9 August 2022 By Simon Jenner Recontextualising history is no new feat for anime filmmakers. Series... Continue reading
25 Feb Anime, TV & Film Cyberpunk Cities in Anime: High Tech, Low Life 31 March 2022 By Simon Jenner Cyberpunk and anime: an artistic mashup that has led to... Continue reading
10 Sep Culture, Photography, TV & Film Yojimbo: Akira Kurosawa’s Samurai Swan Song 4 October 2022 By Simon Jenner The Auteur Yojimbo (Bodyguard) A Samurai’s Swansong A Fistful of Copyright Sayonara, Samurai The Auteur Coinciding... Continue reading
05 Sep Culture, Photography, TV & Film Seven Samurai and The Importance of Being Earnest 4 October 2022 By Simon Jenner In our last film review, we discussed the transcendent efforts... Continue reading
20 Aug Culture, TV & Film Rashomon and the Search for Truth and Truthfulness 4 October 2022 By Simon Jenner Akira Kurosawa is arguably the most well-known and celebrated filmmaker... Continue reading
20 Jul Anime, Food Food in Anime: A Symbiosis of Colour & Culinary Curiosity 4 October 2022 By Simon Jenner Ever wondered what Ponyo's favourite noodle dish tasted like? Ever... Continue reading