I just finished watching Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon. The movie has a novel method of storytelling, which was re-used recently in the popular movie, Hero. In Rashoman, a husband (a dangerous-looking samurai) and wife are travelling through a forested mountain region. They are fallen upon by a famous bandit who binds the husband [...]

Last semester I organized a collaborative event between Platteville’s anime club, SPAMM, and the Japanese Language department in UW-Whitewater to show the movie だã?€š?’ã?€š?€šã?€”ã?€š?€?なã?€ž (Dare mo shiranai, eng: “Nobody Knows”). Since then, I’ve been seeking candidates for another showing. The purpose is educational, with a target audience of students taking Japanese or interested [...]

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