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A big thanks to Noah Oskow at Unseen Japan for giving “Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw” such a thorough and nuanced reading, and for asking difficult, important questions.
Much to think about in this review and interview with biographer William Andrews.
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Very pleased to contribute this essay on Adachi Masao’s recent career revival, of which my critical biography is a small part.
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha William Andrews reflects on the challenges of documenting an artist whose career continues to unfold. "It is often remarked that revivals of interest in cultural figures are cyclical, and that everyone’s turn comes around eventually."
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha William Andrews reflects on the challenges of documenting an artist whose career continues to unfold. "It is often remarked that revivals of interest in cultural figures are cyclical, and that everyone’s turn comes around eventually."
chajournal.com/2026/11/14/es…
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映画の予告編はこちらです🎬
Here's the trailer!
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あたらしい絵本『さんねんねたろろ』出来上がりました。小さい頃、たろうという名前で、たろうが出てくる絵本をどこか負担に感じていたので、たくさんの絵本があるなかで、こんな絵本があってもいいと思って水彩で描いてみました。デザインは名久井直子さんにしていただいて、とても大好きな本になりました。こんなおとぎばなしの絵本をシリーズで描きたいという第一弾になります。どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。
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上映会のお誘い🎬
僕が監督・脚本・編集を手がけた映画『トシエ・ザ・ニヒリスト』が、明日11月15日(日)、東京で再び上映されます!
東京国際映画祭のプログラミングメンバーが、新しい映画祭「TMIFF」を企画📽️
記念すべき第1回のオープニングで上映していただくことに!
NHKの監督によるドキュメンタリーなど、興味深い作品が上映される予定です。
上映後のQ&Aには僕も登壇します!入場無料です😊
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お時間のある方はぜひ遊びに来てくださいね!🎥
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Delighted to invite you to a free screening in Tokyo tomorrow of my film "Toshie the Nihilist," which will open the inaugural TMIFF, a new film festival organized by a member of the Tokyo International Film Festival's programming team.
I'll also be joining a Q&A after the screening. Admission is free, and English subtitles will be provided! 😊
The program also includes a documentary by an NHK director and other intriguing movies.
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More details at the link below⇩
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Punks, sex workers and society in transition: documenting postwar Japan – in pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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A perfect home for Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw🎬📚
Visited @VinegarSyndrome’s The Archive in Oct and picked up gems including Pavements and Hitchcock/Truffaut.
Thrilled they now carry our biography! See their lovely photos of it at the link!
@TokyoStages
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A perfect home for Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw🎬📚
Visited @VinegarSyndrome’s The Archive in Oct and picked up gems including Pavements and Hitchcock/Truffaut.
Thrilled they now carry our biography! See their lovely photos of it at the link!
@TokyoStages
vinegarsyndrome.com/products…
What a prolific fall for William Andrews!📚
Congrats to the author of “Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw” on his new chapbook, “An Eighth Man: Reflections on Migrant Workers in Japan.”
Found a copy at the wonderful Mosakusha, Shinjuku. Looking forward to reading it!
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It's been almost a month since its release, and Ian F. Martin's "Tokyo Doesn't Exist: Not a Guide to Music or Cycling in Japan" is still a bestselling guidebook! 🚲🎸
We wish you all happy travels — and a good GPS!
#booktwt
@ianfmartin
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A little celebration with "Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw" author William Andrews (middle), lead designer David Matthew Davis (left), and Awai's own Matthew Chozick (right).
Look what we spotted (and perhaps planted) at SUBstore📚
Thanks to all who’ve supported the book!
@TokyoStages
A little celebration with "Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw" author William Andrews (middle), lead designer David Matthew Davis (left), and Awai's own Matthew Chozick (right).
Look what we spotted (and perhaps planted) at SUBstore📚
Thanks to all who’ve supported the book!
@TokyoStages
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ハロー!今夜8時からは世界まる見えの「ウソみたいな偶然SP」!!
ゲストに、岸井ゆきのさん、塩川莉世さん、羽鳥慎一さん、マユリカさんが登場!
ぜひ〜🥰
New episode of Sekai Maru Mie airs from 8 tonight on NTV!
Spotted in Kōenji!
Ian F. Martin with his new book, “Tokyo Doesn’t Exist: Not a Guide to Music or Cycling in Japan.”
All 46 prefectures by bicycle (reports of a 47th are greatly exaggerated).
Grab a copy and get lost with us!🚲📚
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The @BFI's list of the Greatest Japanese Films for the past 100 years - with its pick for 1985 being Mitsuo Yanagimachi's FIRE FESTIVAL 火まつり
Getting its world bluray debut Dec 7 from Third Window Films and screening @TheGardenCinema Nov 10 + 19
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Five essential Adachi Masao films! William Andrews, author of our new Adachi biography, introduces his work for Tokyo Calling.
“Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: A Short Introduction to Adachi Masao’s Films.”
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Back with some picks for @Bandcamp Friday over at @scrmbltokyo featuring @universe_nekoko @nmigime and more scrmbl.com/post/bandcamp-spo…
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Now available from Mosakusha in Shinjuku, Sailosaibin in Sasazuka, and more! throwoutyourbooks.wordpress.…
My chapbook An Eighth Man: Reflections on Migrant Workers in Japan is now available from @TokyoUtility. Inspired by John Berger, it interweaves text and photographs (by @damoncoulter) to examine the recent wave of economic migrants to Japan through the eyes of a foreign resident.
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たろう社のちいさい紙芝居、重版しました。
谷川俊太郎さん唯一の紙芝居作品「かわださん』や、窓の向こうを当てっこする『ふしぎなまど』、かわいいイラストの『さむがりやのゆきだるま』の3作品この機会にぜひぜひです。
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