Grace Period

British director Michael Apted looks at the fight against slavery in the long-delayed Amazing Grace

People Who Eat Darkness

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 For years after [...]

Akihiro Namba

The punk icon says only rock can cure Japan’s ills

February 10, 2011

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 Shin-Bungeiza in Ikebukuro [...]

Roy Ayers

The jazz-funk icon tours with the producer who sampled him

Flights of Fantasy

From tearjerkers to sci-fi, actress Yuko Takeuchi caps a busy year

February 3, 2011

This week's required reading

Holy F**k

The techno-shy Canadians breathe new life into electronica’s grooves

Nobuko Kan

First Lady

Seppuku

A History of Samurai Suicide

Dances in the Mirror & Bolero

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2011 The Tokyo Ballet [...]

Law Abiding Citizen

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2011 An angry father [...]