2022年3月のバックナンバー

2022.3.31

The 48th Japan Foundation Awards―Linking the World through Culture amid the COVID-19 Pandemic<2>
Interview with Koreeda Hirokazu, film director
"What It Means to Make Films That Transcend National Borders"

[Special Feature 075] This special feature, "The 48th Japan Foundation Awards―Linking the World through Culture amid the COVID-19 Pandemic", shares interviews and statements from our Japan Foundation Award winners, including three individuals and one organization, regarding their thoughts on their activities. For this first installment, we spoke with director Koreeda Hirokazu about his thoughts on international co-productions and social consciousness in film expression. Following the French co-production La Vérité (The Truth), he is now in South Korea working on a South Korean production titled Broker.

2022.3.29

Beyond Disasters - Telling the Stories <1>
An interview with artist and writer Kobayashi Erika
I Write Because I Don't Know

[Special Feature 074] For this special issue, Beyond Disasters - Telling the Stories, we interviewed Kobayashi Erika, a creator of novels, manga, and installation works based on extensive research and covering historical episodes of vast scope such as the discovery of radiation, world wars, and disasters. We asked her why she creates stories and how she speaks of the cataclysms throughout history.

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