Interviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aoyama Shinji 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kobayashi Masahiro on Bashing (Screen International, Cannes daily)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tsukamoto Shinya on Vital (long unpublished version)

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

Mitani Koki 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sori Fumihiro on Appleseed (4/14/04)

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

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

Ichikawa Jun (1/25/04)

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

Ichise Takashige, producer (6/24/04)