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NANA KOMATSU

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 3, 2022
¡®The Last 10 Years¡¯: Keep a hanky handy for this weepy romance
Michihito Fujii¡¯s splashy terminal illness drama can¡¯t help succumbing to the usual genre tropes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2021
¡®Parasite in Love¡¯: Pulpy drama has young love on the brain
Kensaku Kakimoto¡¯s moody romance has an interesting premise about the relationship between love and mental illness, but it doesn¡¯t quite settle on the right tone.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 3, 2021
¡®Moonlight Shadow¡¯: Dream-like mood piece depicts grief with aching clarity
Nana Komatsu¡¯s performance as a woman mourning a lost love anchors Edmund Yeo¡¯s seductive adaptation of a Banana Yoshimoto short story.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2020
¡®Sakura¡¯: A family held together by dogged devotion
Hitoshi Yazaki turns Kana Nishino¡¯s novel about a family overcoming tragedy with the help of their dog into an amiable but wildly uneven drama.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 30, 2019
¡®Family of Strangers¡¯: An admirable ode to the institutionalized
Hideyuki Hirayama¡¯s latest feature, filmed in a real psychiatric hospital in Nagano Prefecture, tells the story of three residents of an institution who form an unlikely bond
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 22, 2019
¡®Farewell Song¡¯: Guitars without rock ¡®n¡¯ roll excess
Of all the many breeds of musician out there, few are as stubbornly uncinematic as acoustic singer-songwriters. Forget flamboyance, creative excess, clashing egos and all the other qualities that tend to attract filmmakers to the music industry in the first place. The average singer-songwriter gig is...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 4, 2016
¡®Hero Mania¡¯: Japanese heroes are keeping it real
Why don¡¯t Japanese audiences turn up in big numbers for Hollywood superhero movies? The rare success in Japan of the Spider-Man series suggests one answer: Japanese like superheroes just fine, as long as they¡¯re flawed humans as well as heroic fighters for justice.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 22, 2016
NNN Document 16; Fukigen-na Kajitsu; WOWOW
Tokai Television has become an expert on the subject of adoption in Japan, and this Sunday it will air the latest installment in its series ¡°NNN Document 16¡± (Nippon TV, 12:55 a.m.)
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 7, 2015
¡®Bakuman¡¯ depicts a life-or-death quest for manga success
High school kids dream big dreams, and in Japan one of the biggest is to be a successful manga artist. The financial rewards for a hit manga published in a national magazine and sold in paperback editions are substantial. And the accompanying recognition and power ¡ª with adoring fans pleading for autographs...
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
On nuclear policy, Koizumi agrees with Finnish defense chief: Japan ¡®must not be naive¡¯
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Finnish counterpart, Antti Hakkanen, inspect an honor guard before their meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Monday.
Tomoka Nishiyama to become first woman to enter kishi shogi ranks
Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women¡¯s titles, speaks at a news conference about her decision to become a <i>kishi</i> in Tokyo¡¯s Shibuya Ward on Monday.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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