Films & Books 2/2

Kathy Price

5/12/2021 In Search of Beethoven

Written and Directed by: Phil Grabsky Documentary/Biography Running time: 2 hours 19 minutes This 2009 documentary begins with the words:...

4/16/2021 Book Review "Kenji Miyazawa, from the perspective of his father, Masajiro" by Y. Kadoi

Yuki T.

4/16/2021 Book Review "Kenji Miyazawa, from the perspective of his father, Masajiro" by Y. Kadoi

<About the Book> Kenji Miyazawa, a fairy-tale writer, is famous for "Night on the Galactic Railroad" and "The Restaurant of Many Orders"...

Kathy Price

4/16/2021 Film Review "Normal People"

Rated: R Stars: Daisy Edgar Jones, Paul Mescal Director: Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie MacDonald Screenplay: Sally Rooney and Alice Burch...

4/6/2021 Book Review "The Plague" by Albert Camus

Yuki T.

4/6/2021 Book Review "The Plague" by Albert Camus

<Author and content> The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947. Camus was born in 1913 in Algeria,...

Kathy Price

4/5/2021 Film Review "Minari"

Stars: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Yuh-Jung Youn, Will Patton, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho Director: Lee Isaac Chung Writer: Lee Isaac Chung...

Kathy Price

3/28/2021 Film Review, "The Father"

Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Rufus Seawell Rated: PG-13 Director: Florian Zeller Writers: Christopher Hampton (screenplay),...

3/25/2021 Thoughts on “Resurrection Power of Japanese Companies – Beyond Corona Shock" by H. Itami

Kotaro Yasuda

3/25/2021 Thoughts on “Resurrection Power of Japanese Companies – Beyond Corona Shock" by H. Itami

After the Great Tohoku Earthquake 10 years ago in Japan, foreign friends who were impressed with the reconstruction, the cooperation,...

3/23/2021 Book Review "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Yuki T.

3/23/2021 Book Review "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

<Author and Content> "The Bluest Eye" published in 1970 and written by Nobel Prize in Literature writer Toni Morrison was shocking....

3/22/2021 Film Review "Audrey" Biography/Documentary

Kathy Price

3/22/2021 Film Review "Audrey" Biography/Documentary

Cast: Audrey Hepburn Rated: G I have seen another film about Audrey Hepburn a few years ago so I almost did not watch this because I...

Kathy Price

3/15/2021 Film Review "Miss Americana"

Stars: Taylor Swift Rated: PG-13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40RsbcFRwNA This 2020 documentary about the life of Taylor Swift was...

Kathy Price

3/6/2021 Film Review "Mank"

Staring: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins Rated: R “Citizen Kane” is often credited as the greatest movie ever made and Orson...

3/4/2021 "Left of Chopin" Begins on March 26 at "Cine Pipia" in Takarazuka, Japan

Takeaki Iida

3/4/2021 "Left of Chopin" Begins on March 26 at "Cine Pipia" in Takarazuka, Japan

The new movie "Nishikita Chopin (Left of Chopin)" will be released on March 26 at "Cine Pipia" (Mefu, Takarazuka City, Japan). Prior to...

Kathy Price

2/28/2021 Film Review "Nomadland"

Rated: R Staring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn Frances McDormand plays a woman named Fern who is recently widowed and has lost her...

2/27/2021 Book Review "Every day is a good day"「日日是好日」by Noriko Morishita

Yuki T.

2/27/2021 Book Review "Every day is a good day"「日日是好日」by Noriko Morishita

I have been participating in a book club in the suburb of San Francisco since 2004. At a monthly meeting of 6 or 7 Japanese we share our...

2/23/2021 The last episode of 「Kirin ga Kuru 」 “Qilin is coming*”

Kyo Nakatsukasa

2/23/2021 The last episode of 「Kirin ga Kuru 」 “Qilin is coming*”

(a holy mythological‐beast, Kirin) The airing of the “Taiga drama” (series of NHK history drama) 「Kirin ga Kuru 」“Qilin is coming*” (see...

2/20/2021 YouTube in the Nest (“stay-at-home”) with Movies and Music

Yasuko Kanafuji

2/20/2021 YouTube in the Nest (“stay-at-home”) with Movies and Music

“Alternation of three cold and four warm days（三寒四温)” Here in the western part of Tokyo, the temperature on warm days is higher than usual...

Kathy Price

2/14/2021 Movie review "The Dig"

Starring: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James Rated PG-13 This film is based on a true story that took place in 1939 just before...

2/6/2021 Movie Review "One Night in Miami"

Kathy Price

2/6/2021 Movie Review "One Night in Miami"

Staring: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Gore, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr. Rated: R The film is set in February of 1964 on the night a young...

1/28/2021Movie Review "News of the World"

Kathy Price

1/28/2021Movie Review "News of the World"

Rating:PG-13 Staring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel I haven’t seen an old time Western movie is a very long time. However, this isn’t your...