I am Japanese and usually write book and movie review articles in Japanese. In this "English Articles," I have compiled translations of the articles I wrote in Japanese using ChatGPT.
I enjoy a wide variety of books and movies. I read novels, manga, non-fiction, and watch both fiction and documentary films. I write articles about my thinkings through these works while introducing their content.
I hope my articles can serve as a tool to discover new works or delve deeper into ones you've already read or watched.
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[Math] Group Theory: How Galois Changed Math and Died Young
Galois, who single-handedly created "group theory" essential to modern mathematics, died at the young age of 20 in a duel. From "ガロア 天才数学者の生涯(Galois Life of a Genius Mathematician)," we can learn about what his life was like, what led him to become interested in math, and how incredible misfortune changed the course of his life. -
[Movie review] The Booksellers: A Fascinating Journey into the Rare Book World (Director D.W. Young)
The movie "The Booksellers" portrays people who hunt the vast world of books like hunters and have an abnormal obsession with their favorite books. Real-life rare book collectors talk about their love for books, discover new values, educate the next generation, and learn how to confront the threat of the internet. -
Denise Ho: The Star Singer Who Fought for Hong Kong Democracy (Director Sue Williams)
When the Hong Kong democracy movement is reported in Japan, Agnes Chow Ting is often mentioned, but there is a person in Hong Kong who was recognized as a symbolic figure of the democracy movement before her. The main character of the movie "Denise Ho: Becoming the Song" is a star singer whose tumultuous life we can learn about. -
[Summary] How “Hidden Figures” Shows the Value of Diversity (Director Theodore Melfi)
I feel that people who are unable to use others' abilities due to prejudice and discrimination are incompetent. Such people probably still exist in modern society. The movie "Hidden Figures," which depicts a black woman working at NASA during the competition with the Soviet Union in manned spaceflight, makes us think about the path to a society without prejudice and discrimination. -
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. -
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.
