poetry and writings
Sho Tsukikawa is the greatest director in the world in the “terminal romance” genre. You may ask what’s so special about him when there are countless others in Hollywood as well as his homeplace Japan itself — well, it’s because Sho Tsukikawa has carved out a type of atmosphere and texture in his films that… Continue reading The Iced Tea Commerical cinematography in You Shine In The Moonlight (2019) directed by Sho Tsukikawa
The Three Sisters Haruka Ayase as Sachi Masami Nagasawa as Yoshino Kaho as Chika The film starts with a lunch scene in the house where the three sisters live. Abandoned by their parents, the three sisters have found a family in each other. Sachi, the eldest, has assumed the role of the mother, always scolding… Continue reading Food in Hirokazu Kore Eda’s Our Little Sister / Umimachi Diary / 海街 diary – a pictorial essay
An underage high-school girl, suspected in a relationship with her professor, plunges into a river. As the school authorities refuse to take home the blame, and the media haunts everyone’s families, the professor also commits suicide. While this debacle catches fire throughout the country, documentary director Yako who moonlights as a teacher at the cram school –that she jointly runs with her dad– embarks on a mission to capture the truth behind this case of double suicide. With each unfolding secret, she learns that some truths can be too close to home.
INTRO May 2023. 1 week after graduation. Me and my friend (she was my dance partner in several kpop songs for the past 1 year but especially for our showstopper “After Like” by IVE) were planning to have a fun day out in NYC but they crumbled each time under the rocks called “midterms” and… Continue reading Ritual (2000) by Hideaki Anno film review
Son Ye Jin is a tattoo artist but her hidden occupation is being the leader of an international pickpocket ring. She perfectly embodies a domineering working woman during day, brushing aside soft misogyny, and a femme fatale during night, using every bit of her sensual gaze, interlacing a soft feminine side to her bold and forthcoming self, in efforts to seduce the detective who’s charged with solving the case.
a collection of every outfit Erika Sato wore in the film
talking.. laughing.. it would be nice if it would never end, right? The opening scene at the terrace establishes their equation when Makita circles around Fujisawa and talks about the Sea of Tranquility on the moon. And then she points to Fujisawa and means to say "you are my sea of tranquility in our own… Continue reading Kimi no Yubisaki / きみのゆびさき/ Your Fingertips movie review
Coincidences, circular patterns and chance encounters.
"Haru, I will do everything for you" My first Nana Komatsu movie and she didn't disappoint at all. One thing I really hate in life is endings. I always question why good things, good times and good people have to leave or end from one's life. Farewell Song evokes a similar emotion of that lurking sadness… Continue reading Farewell Song / さよならくちびる Nana Komatsu movie review
Christmas is closer than I thought. I want to forget that you will be at your family’s place for the holidays, at the other end. I hate partings. I hate looking at the snow covered sidewalks. I hate when there are pauses in our video calls. I hate when the cadence of the windy air… Continue reading Christmas is closer
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