Fudoki by Kij Johnson
Princess Harueme is dying. She can feel it, a great weight inside her, so she is preparing for death. Emptying out old …
Godzilla dir. by Gareth Edwards
Is there a point to me doing a quick recap of a Godzilla movie plot? I mean, you all know that Godzilla …
The cat who walked a thousand miles by Kij Johnson
Read it online at Tor At a time now past, a cat was born. A long time ago in Japan, when cats …
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
trans from the Japanese: Philip Gabriel ISBN: 0099494094 ; Mental mayhem ; Mindspill “So you’re all set for money, then?” the boy …
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift dir. by Justin Lin
Car go fast. Car go bang. And look, pretty girls in short skirts. Come on, that’s all you were expecting right? I …
Memoirs of a Geisha [based on book] by Arthur Golden dir. by Rob Marshall
In short, this is a film that is pretty to look at, but boring to watch. Okay, I’ll say a bit more …
1610: A Sundial In A Grave by Mary Gentle
ISBN: 0575072504 According to the mathematic calculations of the Hermetic astrologer Robert Fludd, 1610 is the pivotal year in deciding the world’s …
The Last Samurai dir. by Edward Zwick
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I went to see this film. Sure Japanese swords, fights and Tom Cruise, but …