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Contributors who create NiEW together.

Manabu Souma

#MOVIE

Freelance writer around movies. Born in Akita Prefecture. He is currently working for magazines such as “SCREEN,” “DVD & Video Distribution Deuta,” “CINEMA SQUARE,” theater pamphlets, and online media such as “Cinema Today,” “MOVIE WALKER PRESS,” “Pia Eiga Seikatsu,” “CINEMORE,” and so on. She loves action and horror films. Her hobby is spinning records at rock club events.

junko

#MOVIE

Born in Tokyo, Japan. After living as an office worker for 5 years, she became a photographer in 2016. In addition to advertising, she has worked extensively on the web and in magazines.

Katsuyuki Namba

#MOVIE

Born in Tokyo in 1966. Film researcher, critic and film critic. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law. Author of “Hayao Miyazaki: Dream and Curse of Creativity” (Takeshobo Shinsho), and editor of “Steven Spielberg Theory” and “Tom Cruise: Career, Life, Power to Learn” (both from Filmart-sha).

Kazuharu Kato

#MUSIC

Born in Yamagata, Japan in 1985, he started his career in the editorial department of Ritto Music's “Sound & Recording Magazine” in 2007, and from 2012 to 2020, he worked at Natasha Inc. At Natasha, he was editor-in-chief of Ongaku Natalie, seeded Live Natalie, and served as general director of the media division. 2021, he founded Saw Sweet Publishing, Inc. Published “Rock & Roll Recorder” (Masatoshi Majima), “EVE OF DESTRUCTION” (Yusuke Ciba), “Yumemi Bookstore's Picture Book Shelf” (Nemu Yumemi), “Reading and Riot: An Introduction to Pussy Riot Activism” (Nadja Trokonnikova, translated by Momo Nonaka), etc.

Junichi Uchimoto

#MUSIC

Born in Tokyo. After working as an editor for an entertainment magazine, began working as a freelance music writer in the mid-1990s. He has written interviews, columns, and reviews, focusing on singer-songwriters in Japan and abroad. He has written liner notes for more than 1,000 CDs.
https://note.com/junjunpa

Daishi Miyashiro

#MOVIE

Film reviews. He has contributed reviews to “Leos Carax: Eiga wo Wojo Hito” (Film Art Inc.), theater pamphlets, Kinema Junpo, DVD & Video Distribution Deuta, Soen, CINEMORE, otocoto, Real Sound, Eureka, and other publications.

Kenji Takeda

#MUSIC

He is the deputy editor-in-chief of the culture media “Qetic”. He writes about music, art, and other cultural topics, as well as technology and business.

Ryogo Suguro

#MUSIC

Born in 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa. Graduated from the Department of Arts, Faculty of Letters, Meiji Gakuin University. Winner of the Gold Award in the Under-30 category at the 55th Canon Photo Contest. Held a solo exhibition at Gallery OGU MAG in 2024.

kaoru goto

#MUSIC

Instagram @kaorugto https://www.instagram.com/kaorugto/

Tohji Aida

#MOVIE

Bleu et Rose” (Because You Are Here), a collection of 101 reviews of his work contributed to theater pamphlets over the past quarter century, is now on sale, and on February 7, a second printing will be published with a new nudie pink color on the cover.

山田集佳

#MOVIE

やまだ・しゅうか/フリーライター。東京出身。児童向けゲーム雑誌の編集を経て、現在はおもにゲームと映画についての記事を執筆するほか、ゲームシナリオ等も手掛ける。ゲームメディアIGN JapanのYouTube番組『銀幕にポップコーン』にレギュラー出演中。

垂水佳菜

#MOVIE

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