[ BOOK LIVES ] JOE by Hiroshi Sugimoto
This is not a trick question but how big is your memory bank?
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[ J ] More Than Words
[ J ] Detective series are good. Spy series are great. Political dramas are fantastic. But how many of these can you watch without starting…
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[ BOOK LIVES ] The Park by Kohei Yoshiyuki
First, I am not going to try to justify why I have added to my collection a copy of The Park, a borderline-porn book by…
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[ J ] Quartet
[ J ] In the very first episode of Quartet, Maki relates a story about how she overheard her husband describing his relationship with her,…
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[ J ] What Did You Eat Yesterday?
When I started on What Did You Eat Yesterday? a few nights ago, I wondered why the series centers around a gay couple when a…
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[ BOOK LIVES ] Daido Moriyama in Color: Now, And Never Again
This is my first Book Lives entry dedicated to Daido Moriyama and yet, the book I’ve chosen is one in color.
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[ BOOK LIVES ] Beginnings: 1975 by Ishiuchi Miyako
Ishiuchi Miyako is one of four Japanese image-makers to have been awarded the Hasselblad Award.
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[ BOOK LIVES ] Shōji Ueda
I bought this Shōji Ueda book in 2016 because quite a few critics were raving about it, but I knew very little about him otherwise.
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[ BOOK LIVES ] é by Masao Yamamoto
There is something very therapeutic about é by Masao Yamamoto that I find it hard to express fully in words.
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[ J ] Kekkon Dekinai Otoko aka He Who Can’t Marry
I am taking a short break from Korean dramas to watch Kekkon Dekinai Otoko aka He Who Can’t Marry, currently on Netflix.