Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
@ostrichson.bsky.social
Polish writer, comedian, and Korpiklaani fan in Yokohama. Ask me about Godzilla, Oda Nobunaga, Bane, Justified, or sumo. Work: The Japan Times, Tokyo Weekender, Star Trek, NatGeo, The Flytrap, and McSweeney's.
He/him.
日本語 OK!
He/him.
日本語 OK!
Sometimes you do find historically accurate info about Japan online. This ancient art of Dutch-catching is called dejima-jutsu and it has applications in business, health, personal relationships, and politics.
![Painting of the artificial island of Dejima off Nagasaki, the only official port where foreigners, but only the Dutch, could trade with Japan during the country's isolationist period known as Sakoku that lasted from the early 17th century to the mid 19th century.
The joke caption above says: "The japanese [sic] built an artificial island, knowing these are the natural habitat of the dutch [sic]. Soon afterwards, a flock of dutch [sic] merchants settled there, allowing the japanese [sic] to easily harvest western goods."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3a2vqx5jnnywl7jeap5d6xab/bafkreiansivpallmscizksaxalcivlmuarwgvp4ia7aftdwdiqflven7du@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Sometimes you do find historically accurate info about Japan online. This ancient art of Dutch-catching is called dejima-jutsu and it has applications in business, health, personal relationships, and politics.
Well, when Japan tried to do its own Macbeth, we got Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" so... I'd expect good things.
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Well, when Japan tried to do its own Macbeth, we got Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" so... I'd expect good things.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I think he LIKES likes him.
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I think he LIKES likes him.
We lost a horror ICON. RIP, Udo Kier.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
We lost a horror ICON. RIP, Udo Kier.
I also HAVE TO praise Sharlto Copley as Leo Bonhart. This might be, without a shred of exaggeration, his finest role yet. The man is committing grand larceny on every scene he's in. He looks like he's having barrels of fun. I counted the minutes until Leo's next appearance. Zero notes. Full marks.
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I also HAVE TO praise Sharlto Copley as Leo Bonhart. This might be, without a shred of exaggeration, his finest role yet. The man is committing grand larceny on every scene he's in. He looks like he's having barrels of fun. I counted the minutes until Leo's next appearance. Zero notes. Full marks.
Letting you know that I enjoyed S4 of "The Witcher," and as a Pole, my opinion matters more. I do miss Cavill but Hemsworth is a good replacement and there are many scenes where you forget the actor changed. The action is *amazing,* Fishburne is cool, and Cahir leveling up in badass was chef's kiss.
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Letting you know that I enjoyed S4 of "The Witcher," and as a Pole, my opinion matters more. I do miss Cavill but Hemsworth is a good replacement and there are many scenes where you forget the actor changed. The action is *amazing,* Fishburne is cool, and Cahir leveling up in badass was chef's kiss.
Happy Thursday the 20th to all those who celebrate!
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Happy Thursday the 20th to all those who celebrate!
THEY MADE ZELDA A GIRL 😭
wokeness has gone too far
wokeness has gone too far
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
THEY MADE ZELDA A GIRL 😭
wokeness has gone too far
wokeness has gone too far
Look what THEY* took from me!
*security at my kid's piano recital
*security at my kid's piano recital
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Look what THEY* took from me!
*security at my kid's piano recital
*security at my kid's piano recital
If you'd like to fall in love with Tatsuya Nakadai, here are other movies besides "Ran" that I highly recommend. He was a genius. He was a powerhouse. He could do calm and introspective. He could do psychopathic. He could do honorable and wounded. He was amazing. This one really hurts.
RIP
RIP
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you'd like to fall in love with Tatsuya Nakadai, here are other movies besides "Ran" that I highly recommend. He was a genius. He was a powerhouse. He could do calm and introspective. He could do psychopathic. He could do honorable and wounded. He was amazing. This one really hurts.
RIP
RIP
It is with great sadness I inform you that the great Tatsuya Nakadai has died. You might remember me mentioning him frequently during Kurosawa Month when I reviewed every Kurosawa movie. Nakadai was the face of the director's later works, incl. my favorite "Ran." We will never see such talent again.
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It is with great sadness I inform you that the great Tatsuya Nakadai has died. You might remember me mentioning him frequently during Kurosawa Month when I reviewed every Kurosawa movie. Nakadai was the face of the director's later works, incl. my favorite "Ran." We will never see such talent again.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Every single time.
"Mad Men" wasn't a period piece about how the world was profoundly different just a few decades ago. It was the story of how a bunch of guys in one tiny corner of NY created the US culture of consumption and greed by convincing ordinary people that material possessions are the key to happiness.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"Mad Men" wasn't a period piece about how the world was profoundly different just a few decades ago. It was the story of how a bunch of guys in one tiny corner of NY created the US culture of consumption and greed by convincing ordinary people that material possessions are the key to happiness.
A great song for a great generator.
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
A great song for a great generator.
It should be legal to slap people who pigeonhole Martin Scorsese as a "gangster movie director."
November 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
It should be legal to slap people who pigeonhole Martin Scorsese as a "gangster movie director."
Now, me personally, STRICTLY PERSONALLY, I would not get a shot that makes me cum someone else's cum, even if that someone else is Batman. But, AGAIN, that is a 100% ME choice. Not judging. Just letting you know more about me, your favorite person on the internet.
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Now, me personally, STRICTLY PERSONALLY, I would not get a shot that makes me cum someone else's cum, even if that someone else is Batman. But, AGAIN, that is a 100% ME choice. Not judging. Just letting you know more about me, your favorite person on the internet.
Imagine, if you will, an adult Kitty Pryde, X-Men's own Shadowcat, making love to her boyfriend. She waits until he's about to cum, then she becomes intangible and sinks beneath the bed, leaving her partner staring at and ejaculating on a towel featuring a highly detailed likeness of Paul Blart.
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Imagine, if you will, an adult Kitty Pryde, X-Men's own Shadowcat, making love to her boyfriend. She waits until he's about to cum, then she becomes intangible and sinks beneath the bed, leaving her partner staring at and ejaculating on a towel featuring a highly detailed likeness of Paul Blart.
Bane's name in Japanese, hyper-localized while keeping with conventions of superhero/villain naming, would probably be something like... Saigen (災元: Source/Cause of Disaster/Catastrophe; a neologism cause "bane" isn't one word in Japanese.) This is the type of stuff I think about when I can't sleep.
November 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Bane's name in Japanese, hyper-localized while keeping with conventions of superhero/villain naming, would probably be something like... Saigen (災元: Source/Cause of Disaster/Catastrophe; a neologism cause "bane" isn't one word in Japanese.) This is the type of stuff I think about when I can't sleep.
Put it in writing and you have yourself a deal, Mark.
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Put it in writing and you have yourself a deal, Mark.
This is 100% real and it made me vomit in my mouth a little.
Can the Tolkien estate sue? Can the Tolkien estate throw rotten tomatoes? Can they attack with an alliance of men and elves?
Can the Tolkien estate sue? Can the Tolkien estate throw rotten tomatoes? Can they attack with an alliance of men and elves?
November 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This is 100% real and it made me vomit in my mouth a little.
Can the Tolkien estate sue? Can the Tolkien estate throw rotten tomatoes? Can they attack with an alliance of men and elves?
Can the Tolkien estate sue? Can the Tolkien estate throw rotten tomatoes? Can they attack with an alliance of men and elves?
"Did someone say COUCH?"
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Did someone say COUCH?"
Yeah, but nobody is making movies about martial artists, unlike ballerinas.
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Yeah, but nobody is making movies about martial artists, unlike ballerinas.
It do be like that.
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It do be like that.