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Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
A Book That Takes You on a Culinary Adventure in Dangerous Places: “Hyper HardBoiled Gourmet Report” (Kamide Ryohei)
The book version of "Hyper HardBoiled Gourmet Report," a "different dimension gourmet show," created by Ryohei Kamide of TV Tokyo. The madness of eating the same food as the residents in the "super dangerous place," where even the video conveys its strangeness, is tremendous. The story of the "Kenyan rubbish dump boy" that I saw on TV was shocking. -
Movies(fiction)
[Summary]Just Mercy: A Movie That Sheds Light on Black Discrimination in America (a movie based on the true story of Bryan Stevenson)
Based on a true story of a young person who started an organization to support death row inmates in America, the movie "Just Mercy" makes us think about the value of the death penalty. After the screening, I was even more surprised to learn about the connection between the death penalty and black discrimination in America at the talk event that followed. -
Documentaries
[Movie] Tanaka Min: A Film That Portrays the Life of a One-of-a-Kind Performer (The Unnamable Dance)
In the movie "The Unnamable Dance," Tanaka Min says that he feels uncomfortable expressing his "self" or "individuality." Instead of "building a body for dancing," he prefers to "dance with the body made from farm work." He wants to explore the pre-artistic form of dancing. The documentary portrays the life and current state of the "one and only unique performer." -
Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
[Summary] A Slave Girl’s Memoir That Shocked the World: “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”(Harriet Ann Jacobs)
A black woman who was born as a "slave" gained her freedom with the help of many people, and later wrote about "slavery" in "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." Although it was long thought to be a "novel written by a white person," it has been proven to be true and has become a great bestseller in Europe and America, demonstrating the cruelty of "slavery." -
Uncategorized
[Film review] A Movie About Israel and Palestine That Depicts the Power of Music: “Crescendo”(Director Dror Zahavi)
The movie "Crescendo," which depicts the conflict between Israel and Palestine, is not based on a true story, but the "Palestinian-Israeli mixed orchestra" that is central to the movie actually exists. This work suggests the possibility of "improvement" for the various conflicts that remain in the world we live in. -
Movies(fiction)
[Review] House of Gucci: The True Story of a Fashion Murder (Director Ridley Scott, Starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver)
The movie "House of Gucci" is based on the shocking true story of the murder of one member of the GUCCI founding family. What happened to the world-renowned brand GUCCI that no member of the founding family is involved in it now? The film is directed by Ridley Scott, and the performances of Adam Driver and Lady Gaga are also impressive.