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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[Review] Movie “Denial”: The Fight for Holocaust Facts on Trial (Director Mick Jackson, Original Deborah E. Lipstadt)
In a British trial, there was a dispute over whether or not the Holocaust happened. Based on this shocking true story, "Denial" raises questions about "what is the truth?" and "how should we believe information?" In a world where the term "fake news" is commonly used, this is a fact that we should know. -
[Book] Umberto Eco Says: How Forgetting Creates Culture: “N’espérez pas vous débarrasser des livres”
Umberto Eco, a world-renowned literary scholar and devotee of the "paper book," makes a truly thrilling argument that "books are valuable because of their function of forgetting". From the conversation in "N'pspérez pas vous débarrasser des livres," we learn about the disadvantages of "electronic data without the property of forgetting" and the possibilities of the "book". -
Gautama Buddha Said “Don’t Work” “Don’t Look at the Opposite Sex”
The Buddhism that we are familiar with is "Mahayana Buddhism" which is different from "Hinayana Buddhism" that embodies Gautama Buddha's beliefs. In "講義ライブ だから仏教は面白い！(That's why Buddhism is so interesting!)", the teachings of such "Hinayana Buddhism" are simplified as "Become a NEET person who doesn't even make eye contact with the opposite sex!" and explained. -
[Movie summary] How “A Taxi Driver” Can Change Your Worldview (Director Jang Hun, Starring Song Kang-ho) (a true story of the Gwangju Uprising)
We, who are so immersed in "comfortable information" and are not ashamed of not knowing what we should know, know very little about what is happening in the world. From "A Taxi Driver," a film depicting "Gwangju Uprising," we consider about a new view of the world. -
[Review] The Natural Unnaturalness of “Drive My Car” (Director Hamaguchi Ryusuke, Original Murakami Haruki)
The movie "Drive My Car" directed by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, based on a short story by Murakami Haruki, creates a similar "natural unnaturalness" atmosphere to Murakami's novels. How he makes the "unnatural" world seem "natural" and what kind of impact the "natural unnaturalness" has on the entire work are explored. -
[Movie Review] How a Film Director Creates Magic with Words: “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” (Director Hamaguchi Ryusuke)
The elements that make up a "film" as a medium are many, but the film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's work "Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy" is a remarkable work that produces madness, emotion, and laughter with just the "script" and "actors". It is an omnibus work with three completely different stories, and each one is so wonderful that I feel like I could watch them forever. If you come across the opportunity to see it, I highly recommend it.
