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The Last Samurai “I dreamed… I was leading a small army of great warriors. And my soldiers entered a great battle. One of the opponents was a tiger, surrounded on all sides by my great warriors. However, the wounded beast showed the heart of a true samurai, so strong that not one of my warriors…
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Originally published: 03/04/2020) The reviewer discusses “Code Geass,” a complex anime series set in an alternate 21st century where the world is divided between three superpowers, following Lelouch vi Britannia, an exiled prince who gains supernatural commanding powers and becomes the masked revolutionary “Zero” to fight against the Britannian…
Death Note If you had the power to decide whether and when another person would die, would you use it? Not to hurt or injure someone—but to kill. Would you use it to take revenge, would you become a murderer, or would you never dare to use such power? Or would you perhaps try to…
To say that “Studio Ghibli” is the Japanese version of “Walt Disney” is somewhat true, as it makes sense to compare them in some respects. However, they also have their unique distinctions. One thing is certain, though: both are bound to captivate both children and adults alike. “Princess Mononoke” debuted in 1997 and took…
You know, I truly adore Haruki Murakami. Really, I do. I love his writing style, how you need to “push through” the first 20 or so pages of each of his books, how his characters are so imperfect, how each book, in its own way, tries to touch upon the meaning of life, whether…
By chance, while browsing IMDB, I stumbled upon a review of the film adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s book “Silence,” directed by Martin Scorsese. While some consider this to be Scorsese’s finest cinematic work, others deem it his longest and most tedious (though whether these critics have read the eponymous novel is perhaps another story)….
Junichiro Tanizaki, one of the most renowned Japanese novelists of the 20th century, is celebrated for igniting a wave of literary works in Japan that delve into the country’s past, particularly the era of the samurai. On behalf of all enthusiasts of Japan and the samurai, we owe him our gratitude. Set in the…
Zen… one of those concepts we’ve all heard of, some people have an idea of what it might represent, and no one really knows what it actually is. There are numerous definitions and perceptions of what zen is. The idea of zen and Zen Buddhism attracted my attention because of the samurai, who experienced…
Ikigai is one of those terms (or, more accurately, concepts) that’s difficult to directly translate, similar to expressions like “maktub“, “raison d’être“, or “flow“. However, if we were to attempt a translation, it could be described as “joy due to continuous engagement“. Essentially, it refers to something akin to the meaning of our existence,…
To be upfront, I had heard that Takashi Hiraide is a renowned poet in Japan, but I never had the chance to read his poetry. That’s why it surprised me even more that a man, who has devoted his life to writing poetry, would suddenly pen a novel that unexpectedly becomes a bestseller. Is…