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#Shimanuki Taisuke

#ART #STAGE

Art writer and editor, born 1980 in Kanagawa. Based in Kyoto and Beppu, he also travels to Tokyo, writing, editing, and planning for CINRA.NET, Tokyo Art Beat, Bijutsu Techo, etc. From the fall of 2022, he will hold the performance event "Small Onsen Art Festival Yunoue FOREVER! The second event is scheduled to be held in the fall of 2023.

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SPECIAL #ART

Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do

Shimanuki Taisuke 2025.6.20｜15:33
SPECIAL #ART

A Tale of Two Festivals: Energy Disparities at Summer Sonic Osaka and MUSIC LOVES ART

Shimanuki Taisuke 2024.9.25｜21:36
SPECIAL #OTHER

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Review – Unveiling Challenges in Japanese-Made Blockbuster Games

Shimanuki Taisuke 2024.3.1｜15:29
SPECIAL #MOVIE

Kankuro Kudo and Yoshihide Otomo: An Extraordinary Life with an End in “A Town Without Seasons”

Shimanuki Taisuke 2023.8.24｜10:00
SPECIAL #STAGE

Revivification of life with Hi-Bye’s “Rebirth”

Shimanuki Taisuke 2023.6.21｜15:36

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Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do

Shimanuki Taisuke 2025.6.20｜15:33
#MUSIC

Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists

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#BOOK

AiNA THE END Looks Back on 30 Years: From Obscurity to Life After BiSH

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#MUSIC

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE × Cornelius: Bound by a Distant Closeness

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#MUSIC

Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone

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#MOVIE

Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director

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#BOOK

Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations

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#MOVIE

How ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Reinvents the Universal Century with Anno, Tsurumaki, and Enokido at the Helm

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#MOVIE 2025.6.20

‘Megalopolis,’ Coppola’s $120 Million Dream Project, Set for Japanese Release

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#MOVIE 2025.6.20

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#MOVIE 2025.6.21

Eno: Brian Eno’s Dynamic Documentary Set for Japan Release

NiEW 2025.5.2｜13:10
#MOVIE 2025.6.27

Brad Pitt’s F1 to be Released in Japan, Produced by Top Gun: Maverick Team

NiEW 2025.3.18｜00:33
#MUSIC 2025.6.27

NiEW’s Free July exPoP!!!!! Lineup Announced: Amaiwana, Aki, Satou Moka, and SUKISHA to Perform

NiEW 2025.6.12｜11:35
#MUSIC 2025.6.19

JJJ’s ‘The Light Tour’ Rescheduled: Tokyo and Osaka Dates Announced with KID FRESINO

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#MUSIC 2025.6.8

JJJ Announces “the light” tour, Performances in Five Cities Starting June

NiEW 2025.4.10｜11:14
#ART 2025.6.7

Mikio Hasui’s Seascape Photo Exhibition Featuring All Nuclear Power Plants in Japan

NiEW 2025.5.29｜11:39
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Mikio Hasui’s Seascape Photo Exhibition Featuring All Nuclear Power Plants in Japan UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho Yuki Chiba Releases Double Albums Alongside New Shared Track “Nagareru” Music Video Ebisu Garden Place to Host Month-Long Outdoor Film Festival with 15 Titles
LE SSERAFIM Unveils Gen Hoshino-Produced Track for Netflix Anime My Melody & Kuromi Grammy-Winning Laufey Announces Upcoming Japan Tour Ai Yazawa’s NANA to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with First-Ever Digital Re-Release Shunji Iwai Soundtrack Concert Coming in July, Kyoko Koizumi Among Guest Singers
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