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SHINJI HIGUCHI

When a bomber holds a high-speed train to ransom, it¡¯s left to conductor Kazuya Takaichi (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) and his colleagues to save the day in ¡°Bullet Train Explosion.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Apr 17, 2025
¡®Bullet Train Explosion¡¯: High-speed disaster movie doesn¡¯t get the pulse racing
Netflix¡¯s most lavish Japanese movie to date whizzes by without doing much damage to the image of the high-speed rail it¡¯s promoting.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 19, 2022
¡®Shin Ultraman¡¯: No deeper messages, just a lot of fun
Otaku ¡®dream team¡¯ duo Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi join forces once again to revive another special-effects classic that¡¯s fun and camp but lacks some punch.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 11, 2020
¡®The 12 Day Tale of the Monster that Died in 8¡¯: Little beasts battle COVID-19 online
Film production in Japan shut down in early April as part of the response to the outbreak of COVID-19, and as weeks passed with no signs of an immediate revival, filmmakers began to adapt to the situation by making ¡°isolation¡± films.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 3, 2016
¡®Shin Godzilla¡¯: The metaphorical monster returns
Watching ¡°Shin Godzilla,¡± Toho¡¯s reboot of its signature monster series, I couldn¡¯t help feeling sorry for the non-Japanese fans forced to read a blizzard of subtitles for this extremely talky and densely populated film, with a break every 10 minutes or so for Godzilla rampages ¡ª the real reason they...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 28, 2016
Our favorite monster returns to terrorize Japan in ¡®Shin Godzilla¡¯
After 12 years in storage (or on Monster Island) a Japanese Godzilla is roaring again. Toho film studios has revived the world¡¯s favorite atomic-breathed monster in ¡°Shin Godzilla,¡± which is set for nationwide release today.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Aug 12, 2015
Director attacks critics who claim Japanese films fall short of Hollywood standards
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Shinji Higuchi, the director picked by Toho to revive its dormant ¡°Godzilla¡± franchise, promised that his version of the iconic monster would be larger and more terrifying than its predecessors. However, the most hair-raising comment in the article was...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 5, 2015
Cannibalism and confusion in live-action ¡®Attack on Titan¡¯
Stories about giants are ancient and universal. It isn¡¯t hard to understand why: Children are born into a world populated by big, lurching terrors with bad breath and enormous teeth ¡ª or is that Uncle Frank just trying to be chummy?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 2, 2015
Tallest ¡®Godzilla¡¯ yet is being created by directors of ¡®Evangelion¡¯ and ¡®Attack on Titan¡¯
Toho has announced that the next installment in their ¡°Godzilla¡± series will be led by Hideaki Anno, director of the ¡°Neon Genesis Evangelion¡± series. Anno will be chief director and script writer. Anno will be working alongside storyboard artist Shinji Higuchi, who will be film¡¯s special-effects director....
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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