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MASAAKI YUASA

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 26, 2022
¡®Inu-Oh¡¯: A rock musical that won¡¯t be headlining anytime soon
While ¡®Inu-Oh¡¯ contains good insights into how folk traditions are born, the visuals and music could¡¯ve benefited from more variety.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 28, 2020
Chelmico breezes through 2020 with optimistic music for somber times
The rap duo¡¯s upbeat new album, ¡°Maze,¡± kicks off with a topsy-turvy track that¡¯s the opening theme of a popular anime and has inspired a dance meme.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 3, 2020
¡®Japan Sinks: 2020¡¯: When disaster strikes, keep your family close
Masaaki Yuasa¡¯s new anime series about the literal sinking of Japan may hit close to home for viewers, but the main takeaway is that love is the key to survival.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 30, 2020
Forget about anime production delays by streaming these classics
Many anime releases have been delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but in the meantime, with their vast libraries of anime films and series, streaming services can tide us over.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 19, 2019
¡®Ride Your Wave¡¯: Love, loss, the sea and a surfboard
Since his theatrical debut ¡°Mind Game¡± (2004), director Masaaki Yuasa has been known for warped, psychedelic films and TV series that stretch the limits of the imagination. Over the past few years, though, Yuasa has signaled an interest in making more accessible films. The culmination of those efforts,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Nov 25, 2018
Netflix anime welcomes the dark side
As manga artist Go Nagai celebrates the 50th anniversary of ¡®Shameless School,¡¯ first published in the debut edition of Shonen Jump magazine, Netflix releases his ¡®Devilman Crybaby¡¯ as an anime series.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 25, 2018
Masaaki Yuasa: Anime for the discerning fan
Masaaki Yuasa is one of the most exciting directors working in Japanese animation today, with a three-decade career behind him. Yet until last year, you may not even have heard of him. Long the filmmaker of choice for discerning anime fans, the 53-year-old has had a significant profile boost over the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 17, 2018
¡®Devilman Crybaby¡¯: The franchise is back, but with extra sex and ultra-violence
if ¡®Crybaby¡¯ presages what¡¯s to come from Netflix¡¯s investment in anime, it¡¯s going to be an interesting year for the medium.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 14, 2017
Anime didn¡¯t see any massive hits in 2017, but there was a lot to watch
It takes only two words to sum up why 2016 was always going to be a hard act to follow: ¡°Your Name.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE
Dec 14, 2017
A long night in Kyoto and androgynous beings made of gems make up some of the best anime of 2017
The world of anime in 2017 didn¡¯t give us any obvious breakout hits like last year¡¯s ¡°Your Name.,¡± but the past 12 months still had its share of winners:
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 31, 2017
Lu¡¯s charming mermaid tale is too much for just one film
Imagine ¡®Ponyo¡¯ but with a whole lot of dancing. Boiled down, that is what you get with ¡®Lu Over The Wall.¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Apr 27, 2017
Anime¡¯s Masaaki Yuasa directs a dream with ¡®Night Is Short, Walk On Girl¡¯
Tomihiko Morimi¡¯s novel ¡°Night Is Short, Walk On Girl¡± (Japanese title: ¡°Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome¡°) is set in the same universe as its predecessor, ¡°The Tatami Galaxy¡± (¡°Yojohan Shinwa Taikei¡°), and is the latest to get the anime treatment by Masaaki Yuasa¡¯s Science Saru animation studios. This...
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Putin visits disputed Etorofu island off Hokkaido, sparking protest from Tokyo
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Yasny fish processing factory on Etorofu island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan, on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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