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Darth Vader based on Sendai Samurai ruler!: August 31st, 2009By drifter; Hollywood’s infamous dark knight took its inspiration from none other than Samurai legend, Date Masamune. While many people may have assumed Darth Vader’s ultimate evil persona was based on Dick Cheney, according to the City of Sendai homepage, it was its own larger than life shadowy ruler. Before the 1977 release of Star Wars, which » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Ghosts and Goblins: June 1st, 2009By Kitsune; Japan, like other parts of Asia, is a country with a strong belief in ghosts. Many of the Japanese people I met believed in such entities, even though they never saw one, and, unlike in the West, it is not ridiculous or stupid to believe in such things. The stereotype of » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

Scorsese and the Samurai Part 1: March 24th, 2009By Raglan; photo credit: John Griffiths Hallelujah! Rejoice! Good Tidings to all cinema-going kind! Excuse my outpouring of emotion; I may have got a little over-excited there. Still, maybe you’ll forgive me if you too share in my love of all things Samurai and cinema related. I have great news! What is this » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

The Animated Films of Shinkai Makoto: February 9th, 2009By The Kritic; photo credit: RadishTM The first film I saw of Makoto Shinkai’s was ‘5 Centimeters Per Second’ and well after that I was hooked. It’s a film in three episodes, the first concerns the relationship between Takaki and Akari, who meet at elementary school. Akari then moves to Tochigi but the two stay in contact by » Continue Reading; CommentsView Comments

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