Metropolis
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Burning Bright
Not a very scary tiger
Bachelorette
Three self-absorbed, boozing, coke-snorting shrews
The Sound of Light
A farmer-filmmaker’s movie about dealing with agrarian life
February 20, 2013
The carer of the future, and other mechanisms
Feb 19, 2013
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2013 Beautiful Odaiba, even [...]
Tohoku Artist Caravan
Charity arts effort launches at SuperDeluxe
Larry Coryell Special Unit
Jazz-fusion doesn’t get any better
Digital Choc
A Gallic take on digital culture
Statshot
A sporting chance
Hit And Run
Excellent date movie
Alex Cross
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2013 Cross-dressing comic actor [...]
Bathtime, Baby
Turn the tub into a chemistry set
Mediabox
Postman’s progress
Zao Onsen in Winter
Winter sport and onsen
Dredd
Better than Sly’s 1995 version
Nanjya Monjya
Regress to childhood at this treetop café—plus other quirky spots
Exotic Pantries
Tokyo’s independent markets hold a feast of rare eats
Endurance
Spectacular photography on a 4K monitor at this free exhibition
Chara
Breaking the mold, then and now
Sick And Tired
The perils of illness in the Japanese workplace
Early Warning System
A brief, painless scan can detect cancer before it spreads
Hello Fuji
There's some hem-flipping going on