Tetris, a game that many, including the writer, have been addicted to. The originator of the “falling block puzzle”, this format has been used by many games, and has had …
Tetris, a game with deep ties to Japan
By: Izumi Hasegawa May 23, 2023
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Hiroyuki Sanada’s swordsmanship is a work of art.
By: Izumi Hasegawa April 22, 2023
“John Wick” is a movie franchise where, with each new installment of the series, shooting scenes are added, and the violence grows. In the fourth installment, Hiroyuki Sanada and Donnie …
The Choice to Fight Against Fear, Or To Understand It And Find A Way To Coexist Is Up To You
By: Izumi Hasegawa November 10, 2022
Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi, whose short animation The Dam Keeper (2014) was nominated for an Academy Award and attracted attention as a promising animator, whose latest work is the Netflix mini-series …
The Infinite Worlds of “What If…” – “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
By: Izumi Hasegawa July 20, 2022
Sci-Fi action-comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once, which uses the idea of multiverse (multiple parallel worlds), a current trend in the film industry, was a hit. It had a long …
Almost 60 years old, yet Tom Cruise is still hot and fit himself. – “Top Gun: Maverick”
By: Izumi Hasegawa May 30, 2022
The 1986 movie “Top Gun” hit both box office and billboard charts for the theme song, and became a social phenomenon. Also, literally, Tom Cruise made his international A-list star …
Making sense of the casting for “The Batman” movie.
By: Izumi Hasegawa April 30, 2022
When I heard Robert Pattinson was cast as the title role of the new “Batman” film, I was sure I was not the only person who thought “This is a …
“To love your true self” is the key to growth – “Turning Red”
By: Izumi Hasegawa April 15, 2022
Everyone, especially women, experience adolescent body changes. But those changes won’t be as big as the changes the movie’s main character, Meilin, goes through. Born into a family where the …
“For Molly”: The inspired story of how one man uses film to surpass death and be a father to his child
By: Bernadette Fitzgibbons April 7, 2019
It takes courage to make a film about dying and even more to do this in 5 days on a very low budget. Yet this is precisely what director Cathal …
