Based on the homonymous manga written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa, “Bungo Stray Dogs” is a rather intriguing series that combines elements of action, the supernatural, comedy, detective stories and literature in a very entertaining package.
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The story follows Atsushi Nakahima, an orphan who finds himself homeless and starving on the streets of Yokohama. One day, Atsushi encounters Osamu Dazai, a suicidal young man who eventually introduces him to a group of individuals, all of which have names in the same path, including Ranpo Edogawa and Junichiro Tanizaki. They also happen to be members of the Armed Detective Agency, a group of detectives with supernatural abilities who handle cases involving dangerous and otherworldly criminals. Atsushi quickly learns that he possesses a unique ability called “Beast Beneath the Moonlight,” which grants him immense strength in the form of a weretiger.
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The story follows Atsushi Nakahima, an orphan who finds himself homeless and starving on the streets of Yokohama. One day, Atsushi encounters Osamu Dazai, a suicidal young man who eventually introduces him to a group of individuals, all of which have names in the same path, including Ranpo Edogawa and Junichiro Tanizaki. They also happen to be members of the Armed Detective Agency, a group of detectives with supernatural abilities who handle cases involving dangerous and otherworldly criminals. Atsushi quickly learns that he possesses a unique ability called “Beast Beneath the Moonlight,” which grants him immense strength in the form of a weretiger.
- 5/20/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
When I was reading the excellent “The Aesthetics of Shadow” by Daisuke Miyao, I noticed that the author repeatedly mentioned Junichiro Tanizaki's 1933 essay “In Praise of Shadows”, as one of the sources he drew from in order to analyze lighting in Japanese cinema, and particularly the use of shadows. As such, and in great surprise, I was really glad to receive the particular book as a gift, just a few days after I had finished Miyao's (cheers to Donna).
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The essay consists of 16 sections that revolve around three main themes, the difference between Eastern and Western aesthetics, tradition and modernity, and Tanizaki's personal opinions on Japanese aesthetics, including how he has implemented them in his own life, and particularly the construction of his house. In that fashion, and quite interestingly, he pits the Japanese focus on shadows...
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The essay consists of 16 sections that revolve around three main themes, the difference between Eastern and Western aesthetics, tradition and modernity, and Tanizaki's personal opinions on Japanese aesthetics, including how he has implemented them in his own life, and particularly the construction of his house. In that fashion, and quite interestingly, he pits the Japanese focus on shadows...
- 5/15/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Noboru Iguchi is a director and screenwriter. He was born in 1969 and he began his career in the 1990s as a director of porno films. His “Kurushime-san” of 1997, which combined horror and black comedy, revealed his interest in extreme genre cinema. The titles of his next films confirmed this passion – his filmography contains “A Larva to Love”, “Cat-Eyed Boy”, the famous “The Machine Girl” about a girl with an arm replaced with a machine gun, “Zombie Ass” and “Karate-Robo Zaborgar”. Starting with “Flowers of Evil” his filmography started taking a more “serious” turn, although the extremity never abandoned a filmmaker that now counts more than 70 titles as a director.
On the occasion of the release of his two latest films, “Tales of Bliss and Heresy” and “Idol Never Dies”, we speak with him about his personal trauma, the messages he wanted to convey, idols, Bataille, and many other topics.
“Tales...
On the occasion of the release of his two latest films, “Tales of Bliss and Heresy” and “Idol Never Dies”, we speak with him about his personal trauma, the messages he wanted to convey, idols, Bataille, and many other topics.
“Tales...
- 3/20/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Based on a sprawling novel by Junichirô Tanizaki—a book so popular, according to Audie Bock’s liner notes on the new Criterion DVD/Blu-ray edition, that adapting it would be akin to bringing Gone With The Wind to the screen—The Makioka Sisters follows four sisters living in Osaka in the years leading up to World War II. The elder two are married, and tradition dictates that the youngest has to wait until the third-oldest sister finds a husband, which has become increasingly difficult as the sheepish, traditional woman inches past marrying age. There’s a key scene when ...
- 6/22/2011
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