SPECIAL
Special articles by the NiEW editorial staff


‘My Sunshine’: An Exploration of Hiroshi Okuyama’s Film Through Gaze, Breath, and Sound

Director Naoko Yamada’s Journey: ‘The Colors Within’ as a Milestone Following ‘A Silent Voice’

Hakushi Hasegawa’s “Mahōgakkō”: Reinventing Clichés for the Next Pop Standard

‘Worlds Apart’: A Chronicle of Two Unlikely Cohabitants

Revolutionizing Drama: She Loves To Cook, And She Loves To Eat Ushers in a New Dramas Era

Beyond the Realm of Sports Drama: Grasping the Influence of the 2023 Broadcast of “Gekokujo Kyuuji.”

BRING MINYO BACK: unearthing the soul of Minyo music with Minyo Crusaders

Decoding Miyazaki Hayao’s Sentiments in ’13 Unsoiled Stones’: An In-depth Look into “The Boy and the Heron”

A24’s “The Inspection” is a story about diversity based on real-life experiences

Stage review: “Banana Flower Can Be Eaten” – A story of outliers struggling to change the future
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