Mickey Curtis interview for the Close Up column (The Japan Times, Feb. 5, 2012)

Amir Naderi on Cut (The Japan Times, Dec. 16, 2011)

Kyoko Kagawa (The Japan Times, Nov. 11, 2011)

Kaho Minami on Household X (The Japan Times, September 23, 2011)

Yuya Ishii on A Man With Style (Azemichi no Dandy) (The Japan Times, June 24, 2011)

Michiko Maeda on her career as Japan's first actess to go nude (The Japan Times, Aug. 20, 2010)

Koji Wakamatsu on Caterpillar (The Japan Times, Aug. 8, 2010)

Eiji Okuda on Lost Crimes -- Flash (Lost Crimes -- Senko) (The Japan Times, June 25 2010)

Masahiro Kobayashi on Travels with Haru (Haru to no Tabi) (The Japan Times May 21, 2010)

Momoko Ando on Pieces of Our Lives (Kakera) (The Japan Times, April 2, 2010)

Hitoshi Yazaki on Sweet Little Lies (The Japan Times, March 12, 2010)

Kichitaro Negishi on Villon no Tsuma (Villon's Wife) (The Japan Times, October 9, 2009)

Sion Sono on Chanto Tsutaeru (Be Sure to Share) (The Japan Times, August 21, 2009)

Kenji Tanigaki on action choreography (The Japan Times, June 12, 2009)

Koji Yakusho on Gama Abura (Toad's Oil) (The Japan Times, June 7, 2009)

Satoshi Miki on Instant Nume (Instant Swamp) (The Japan Times, May 22, 2009)

Yoshihiro Nakamura on Fish Story (The Japan Times, March 27.2009)

Yojiro Takita and Yasuhiro Mase on Okuribito (Departures, February 20, 2009)

Sion Sono on Ai no Mukidashi (Love Exposure) in The Japan Times (February 6, 2009)

Shimako Sato on K-20 Kaijin Nujumenso (K-20) (December 25, 2008)

Magibon, YouTube celebrity (The Japan Times, December 18. 2008)

Takeo Kimura on Yume no Mani Mani (Something Like a Dream) (The Japan Times, October 24, 2008)

Ryosuke Hashiguchi on Gururi no Koto (All Around Us) (The Japan Times, June 11, 2008)

Koji Wakamatsu on Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun -- Asama Sanso e no Michi (United Red Army) (The Japan Times, Marrch 20, 2008)

Norihiro Kozumi on Gachi Boy (The Japan Times, March 7, 2008)

Yoshihiko Matsui on Doko ni Iku no? (Where Are We Going?) (The Japan Times, February 29, 2008)

Yoji Yamada on Kaabee (Kabei -- Our Mother) (The Japan Times, January 31, 2008)

Yosuke Fujita on Zenzen Daijobu (Fine, Totally Fine) (The Japan Times, January 24, 2008)

Shinji Aoyama on Sad Vacation (The Japan Times, September 7, 2007)

Studio 4C producer Yukie Saeki on Genius Party (The Japan Times, June 28, 2007)

Kazuyuki Izutsu on Pacchigi: Love & Peace! (The Japan Times, May 18, 2007)

Iris Yamashita on Letters from Iwo Jima (The Japan Times, March 1, 2007)

Mika Ninagawa on Sakuran (The Japan Times, February 23, 2007)

Anna Tsuchiya on Sakuran and her musical career (The Japan Times, February 22, 2007)

John Willams on The Starfish Hotel (The Japan Times, February 2, 2007)

Teruyo Nogami on Waiting for the Weather (The Japan Times, January 18, 2006)

Ensieh Shah-Hosseini on Goodbye Life (The Japan Times, October 6, 2006)

Ryuichi Hiroki on Yawarakai Seikatsu (It's Only Talk) (The Japan Times, June 16, 2006)

Tetsuya Nakashima on Kiraware Matsuko no Issho (Memories of Matsuko) (The Japan Times, June 2, 2006)

Umetsugu Inoue for the Udine Far East Film Festival catalog (Interview conducted on February 21, 2006)

Akio Jissoji for the Udine Far East Film Festival catalog (Interview conducted on April 6, 2006 )

Mitsuo Yanagimachi on Camus Nante Shiranai (Who's Camus Anyway?) (The Japan Times, January 19, 2006)

Haruki Kadokawa on Otokotachi no Yamato (Yamato: The Last Battle) (The Japan Times, December 25, 2005)

Tatsushi Omori on Germanium no Yoru (Whispering of the Gods) (The Japan Times, December 16, 2005)

Haruki Kadokawa on Otokotachi no Yamato (Yamato: The Last Battle) (Screen International, September 23. 2005)

Koji Wakamatsu on 17-san no Shonen (Scenery of Seventeen) (The Japan Times, August 10, 2005)

Kenji Uchida on Unmei Janai Hito (A Stranger of Mine) (The Japan Times, July 6, 2005)

Seijun Suzuki on Operetta Tanuki Goten (Princess Raccoon) (The Japan Times, May 25, 2005)

Seijun Suzuki on Operetta Tanuki Goten (Princess Raccoon (complete version)

Masahiro Kobayashi on Bashing (Screen International, Cannes daily)

Naoko Ogigami on Koi wa Go Shichi Go (Love Is Five Seven Five) (The Japan Times, March 30, 2005)

Chihiro Kameyama on Lorelei (The Japan Times, March 2, 2005)

Nobuhiko Obayashi on Riyu (The Movtive) (Screen International, February 2, 2005)

Yoji Yamada on Oni ni Tsume -- Kakushiken (The Hidden Blade) (January 29, 2005)

Shinji Aoyama on Lakeside Murder Case (The Japan Times, January 19, 2005)

Shinya Tsukamoto on Vital (The Japan Times, December 22, 2004)

Shinya Tsukamoto on Vital (long unpublished version)

Takuya Kimura on Howl's Moving Castle and Wong Kar-wai's 2046 (The Japan Times, 11/24/04)

Koki Mitani on Warai no Daigaku (University of Laughs) (The Japan Times, 11/17/04)

Donald Richie and James Quandt, FILMeX 2004 jurors (The Japan Times, 11/10/04)

Tsuguhiko Kadokawa , TIFF General Producer  (10/5/04)

Roy Lee on Hollywood remakes of Japanese films (10/4/04)

Tetsuji Maekawa , Japan Film Commission (9/25/04)

Hirokazu Kore-eda  on Dare mo Shiranai (Nobody Knows) (The Japan Times, 8/25/04)

Masaaki Yuasa on Mind Game (The Japan Times, 7/28/04)

Katsuhiro Otomo on Steamboy (The Japan Times, 7/14/04)

Harvey Pekar on American Splendor (The Japan Times, 7/7/04)

Fumihiro Sori on Appleseed (4/14/04)

Mamoru Oshii on Innocence (The Japan Times, 3/15/04)

Junji Sakamoto on Kono Yo no Soto e (The Japan Times,1/28/04)

Jun Ichikawa (1/25/04)

Jay Sakomoto, Shochiku president and CEO (7/27/04)

Takashige Ichise, producer (6/24/04)

Takashi Miike on Gozu (The Japan Times, 7/23/03)

Bunta Sugawara  (The Japan Times, 4/2/03)

Yoji Yamada  on Tasogare Seibei (The Twilight Samurai) (The Japan Times, 3/16/03)