Tag: Japan
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Three Countries I Would Like To Visit
Japan John Le Carre, in one of his books, relates an anecdote about the KGB not bothering to set up base in two countries: Greece and Japan. Greece, because everyone talks and Japan because no one does. I’ve lived in the former country and the amount of ‘talk’ is indeed constant and at times very…
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No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain
If you have not seen any of Anthony Bourdain’s tv shows than I highly recommend you view this one. No Reservations is a food show but based around travelling and the chef and author presenter travels the world to show us some of the most interesting dishes. The episode which I’m writing about is called…
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Girls on Film at the Arnolfini
A touring festival dedicated to contemporary Japanese films about women is making its way around the UK. In Bristol, the Arnolfini will screen the following six movies from 13 to 21 March: Non-Ko (2008) 13 March ASYLE (2007) 14 March Kamome Diner (2006) 18 March How to Become Myself (2007) 19 March German plus Rain…
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Girls on film
As mentioned in Saturday’s Guardian, a touring festival dedicated to contemporary Japanese films about women is making its way around the UK. After Sheffield, Belfast, London and Edinburgh it also makes its way to Bristol. The Japan Foundation’s 2010 touring film programme looks at contemporary Japanese cinema made about and, in some cases, by women.…
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