Hanjo
Hanjo
German Photographer, Yoram Roth, Pays Tribute to Yukio Mishima’s Noh Opera Adaptation
A sullen geisha sitting alone at a station, Hanako waits, For years, she has waited every day in the same place, gripping a treasured fan in her hand.
Such an exquisite beauty, she was noticed by al
In Memoriam: Nagisa Oshima
How a studio trained director quit the system to go independent and become one of the most influential filmmakers in Japanese history.
NAGISA Oshima, one of Japan’s most influential and controversial film directors, died January 15 in a hospital near Tokyo at the age of 80. Several years prior I
Nagisa Oshima Interviewed by Nick Bornoff
Reprint of August 1983 article
You switch on your TV set any day of the week and there’s Oshima Nagisa conversing about things sociological on a mid-day women’s program or on the panel of a “Whodunit” murder-quiz or, a few days ago, introducing the highlights of Star Wars. He even appears clad i
TATTOO CULTURE TAKES HOLD
In Japan, tattoos have long been associated with yakuza gang members. Today, tattoos represent a form of self-expression that is here to stay.
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Tattooing through the Ages
For centuries, many cultures around the world have practiced the art of tattooing including tribal groups in