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 of Incendies: A Shocking Debut Film by a Famous Director (Denis Villeneuve)
I watched the movie "Incendies" without knowing anything about it except for the trailer shown in the movie theater, and it was an incredible film. I don't want to say anything about this shocking debut film of Denis Villeneuve, who has directed famous works such as "Dune" and "Blade Runner 2049." -
The 10-year journey of capturing footage of a giant squid
"ドキュメント 深海の超巨大イカを追え！(Document: Chasing the Giant Squid of the Deep Sea)" depicts the 10-year-long grueling challenge that the NHK-led project to film "the Holy Grail" giant squid living in the deep sea. It depicts the path of those who started the project, which was thought to be almost impossible, and succeeded in filming the giant squid after a period of hardship and suffering. -
The science behind extracting dinosaur DNA from fossils
If you have seen the movie "Jurassic Park," you may have been excited about the idea of extracting dinosaur DNA from mosquito blood trapped in amber. "化石の分子生物学(The Molecular Biology of Fossils)" refers to research just like that. It is a book full of knowledge that also applies to fields beyond science. -
[Book] The progress of Google: A product of innocence and accident: “Googled”(Ken Auletta)
Almost everyone who uses smartphones and the internet must have used Google at some point. "Googled," a book that depicts the history of the company that has created a service that can now be called an "infrastructure," shows that its progress is a product of "innocence" and "accident." -
Lone Survivor: A true story of courage and sacrifice (Auther Marcus Luttrell)
Four members of the strongest US military unit who missed a shepherd encountered in the mountains of Afghanistan were forced to fight to the death against hundreds of Taliban soldiers. The book "Lone Survivor" written by the author who miraculously survived and returned is filled with unbelievable intensity that is hard to believe as a true story. -
The life of Erdős: A genius mathematician and a “weirdo”: “The Man Who Loved Only Numbers” (Paul Hoffman)
Do you know Erdős, a genius in the history of mathematics who published the second highest number of research papers after Gauss? He demonstrated outstanding talent as a mathematician, but was also known as a "weirdo". "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers" portrays the life of this unorthodox mathematician who traveled around the world staying at the homes of mathematicians.
