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Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
Skovmand: A Hero of Agriculture and Seeds: “The Viking in the Wheat Field” (Susan Dworkin)
From "The Viking in the Wheat Field," which portrays the life of the legendary botanist Skovmand who accurately predicted the risks that "agriculture" would face in a globalized world and established "Gene Bank" as a countermeasure, we can learn how we are living in a fragile world and how "world food" is being protected. -
Non-Fiction/Liberal Arts
Chim↑Pom: An Amazing and Provocative Art Group
Without knowing much about the artist Chim↑Pom, I went to see "Chim↑Pom Exhibition: Happy Spring" at Mori Art Museum. Because the exhibition stimulated my thoughts so much incredibly, I rushed out to buy a copy of "Bijutsutecho" featuring Chim↑Pom and thought about Chim↑Pom a lot. -
Movies(fiction)
[Film] Like Father, Like Son: A Story That Challenges Family Values (Director Koreeda Hirokazu)
Is “blood ties” the only thing that makes a family? Is providing “future happiness” what parenting is all about? Inspired by the actual “baby mix-up case”, Koreeda Hirokazu's film “Like Father, Like Son” portrays a struggling family and prompts us to think about “what is family?” and “how should we approach parenting and happiness?” -
Movies(fiction)
[Movie Review] Spotlight: A Story That Exposes the Church’s Scandal (Director Thomas McCarthy) (a movie based on the true story of the Boston Globe)
"The Boston Globe," a local newspaper, revealed the shocking fact that numerous priests had been sexually abusing children for many years and that the entire church had been covering up the truth. The movie "Spotlight" depicts their struggle and helps us understand the importance of "keeping power in check." -
Movies(fiction)
[Summary] The Imitation Game: A True Story That Alan Turing Decrypted Enigma (Director Morten Tyldum, Starring Benedict Cumberbatch)
Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician who developed the basic principles of computers, broke the strongest encryption machine, Enigma, which was once considered "impossible to decipher". After watching the movie "The Imitation Game", I learned about his unfortunate life, which led to his suicide due to prejudice despite having saved more than 14 million lives. -
Movies(fiction)
Genocidal Organ: A Movie That Confronts Our Indifference (Director Murase Shuko, Original Project Itoh)
Living in a world that's too convenient, we stop imagining about "how this convenience was created". This "indifference" can definitely make the world worse. From the anime movie "Genocidal Organ" based on Project Itoh's novel, we can learn about the "cruelty of indifference" and the importance of "imagination".