@yutakaikeda.bsky.social
Interesting book. Toshifumi Futamase's Why Does Time Flow? is an introductory book that approaches the nature of time from the perspective of modern physics, exploring the mystery of time and the possibility of time travel.
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Interesting book. Toshifumi Futamase's Why Does Time Flow? is an introductory book that approaches the nature of time from the perspective of modern physics, exploring the mystery of time and the possibility of time travel.
Interesting play. Existence Proof, written by Ikue Osada and directed by Takushi Manabe, splendidly depicts the world of mathematics in the early 20th century, while portraying the passing on of hopes for the future through the endeavours of two young women.
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Interesting play. Existence Proof, written by Ikue Osada and directed by Takushi Manabe, splendidly depicts the world of mathematics in the early 20th century, while portraying the passing on of hopes for the future through the endeavours of two young women.
Interesting play. The adaptation of Georg Büchner's Woyzeck by Jack Thorne, directed by Eriko Ogawa, depicts the tragic tale of soldier Woyzeck and Marie, who supports him, both emotionally consumed by the tensions and conflicts of Cold War West Berlin.
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Interesting play. The adaptation of Georg Büchner's Woyzeck by Jack Thorne, directed by Eriko Ogawa, depicts the tragic tale of soldier Woyzeck and Marie, who supports him, both emotionally consumed by the tensions and conflicts of Cold War West Berlin.
Interesting book. Maylis Besserie's Beckett's Last Days is a novel that depicts the emotional swings of Beckett in his final year, from his own perspective, incorporating historical facts and his writings.
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Interesting book. Maylis Besserie's Beckett's Last Days is a novel that depicts the emotional swings of Beckett in his final year, from his own perspective, incorporating historical facts and his writings.
Interesting play. Juro Kara's 'Shojo Kamen: The Girl in the Mask', directed by Atsundo Maruyama, was an exciting production. It offered fresh perspectives as the story of the girl 'Kai', and featured street performances in Shinjuku synchronised with the script.
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Interesting play. Juro Kara's 'Shojo Kamen: The Girl in the Mask', directed by Atsundo Maruyama, was an exciting production. It offered fresh perspectives as the story of the girl 'Kai', and featured street performances in Shinjuku synchronised with the script.
Interesting play. Shakespeare's King Lear, directed by Phillip Breen, shows the ultimate human drama, transcending gender by casting actress Shinobu Otake as King Lear, and also reflects the modern political situation, where tyrants' atrocities cannot be stopped.
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Interesting play. Shakespeare's King Lear, directed by Phillip Breen, shows the ultimate human drama, transcending gender by casting actress Shinobu Otake as King Lear, and also reflects the modern political situation, where tyrants' atrocities cannot be stopped.
Interesting Joruri. The Bunraku Triumphant Tour was a hugely successful performance that toured US cities, offering the chance to enjoy a new form of theatre, combining puppetry with animated backdrops, somehow a Sin-Bunraku.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Interesting Joruri. The Bunraku Triumphant Tour was a hugely successful performance that toured US cities, offering the chance to enjoy a new form of theatre, combining puppetry with animated backdrops, somehow a Sin-Bunraku.
Interesting play. Don't Look for Me, written and directed by Ryo Iwamatsu, depicts a world that could be recollection, illusion, or reality, centred around Akira, who vanished ten years ago, involving her former teacher and classmate, Akio.
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Interesting play. Don't Look for Me, written and directed by Ryo Iwamatsu, depicts a world that could be recollection, illusion, or reality, centred around Akira, who vanished ten years ago, involving her former teacher and classmate, Akio.
Interesting play. Bertolt Brecht's Mr Puntila and His Man Matti, directed by Osamu Matsumoto, comically reveals social system's contradictions through the interactions of a servant who knows his master's habits inside out and uses his knowledge to protect his comrades.
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Interesting play. Bertolt Brecht's Mr Puntila and His Man Matti, directed by Osamu Matsumoto, comically reveals social system's contradictions through the interactions of a servant who knows his master's habits inside out and uses his knowledge to protect his comrades.
Interesting play. The Guide Dog, written by Juro Kara and directed by Ken Kuboi, fantastically depicts the craving for a world guided by Fakir, a disobedient guide dog, in a world dominated by an emissary from the underworld.
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Interesting play. The Guide Dog, written by Juro Kara and directed by Ken Kuboi, fantastically depicts the craving for a world guided by Fakir, a disobedient guide dog, in a world dominated by an emissary from the underworld.
Interesting book. 'Julie's World', by Masuyama Minoru, evokes nostalgic scenes from Kyoto's Shin-Kyogoku and Ura-Teramachi districts in the 1980s. These scenes are brought to life through a special relationship with a vagrant known as 'Kawaramachi Julie'.
October 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Interesting book. 'Julie's World', by Masuyama Minoru, evokes nostalgic scenes from Kyoto's Shin-Kyogoku and Ura-Teramachi districts in the 1980s. These scenes are brought to life through a special relationship with a vagrant known as 'Kawaramachi Julie'.
Interesting book. Hideo Furuido's The Four Seasons of Chushingura depicts how the modern stage version has been created as a narrative that optimally resonates with the Japanese sensibilities attuned to the seasons, based on numerous variations, and the ingenuity of the actors.
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Interesting book. Hideo Furuido's The Four Seasons of Chushingura depicts how the modern stage version has been created as a narrative that optimally resonates with the Japanese sensibilities attuned to the seasons, based on numerous variations, and the ingenuity of the actors.
Interesting play. Keralino Sandrovich's THE LAST REMAKE of Don Quixote is a meticulously constructed, absurd musical drama depicting the fate of a man who embodies Don Quixote in a modern society dominated by war and authoritarianism.
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Interesting play. Keralino Sandrovich's THE LAST REMAKE of Don Quixote is a meticulously constructed, absurd musical drama depicting the fate of a man who embodies Don Quixote in a modern society dominated by war and authoritarianism.
Interesting book. YOUKI Magosaburo X's Ito Ayatsuri is his autobiography, chronicling the history of the Edo Puppet Theatre troupe Youkiza through the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras, alongside memories of his family, his own apprenticeship, and the art of puppetry.
October 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Interesting book. YOUKI Magosaburo X's Ito Ayatsuri is his autobiography, chronicling the history of the Edo Puppet Theatre troupe Youkiza through the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras, alongside memories of his family, his own apprenticeship, and the art of puppetry.
Interesting book. Based on Yamamoto Shiro's final lecture at the University of Tokyo, 'Translation Lessons' clarifies that translation is not merely a linguistic substitution, but a complex process through which the author and reader share the 'world' of the text.
October 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Interesting book. Based on Yamamoto Shiro's final lecture at the University of Tokyo, 'Translation Lessons' clarifies that translation is not merely a linguistic substitution, but a complex process through which the author and reader share the 'world' of the text.
Intersting book. Stephen Greenblatt's TYRANT revealed the weird connection between the current political world and the chaotic world wrought by Shakespiaer's tyrants, while simultaneously illuminating the possibility of its restoration through the civic spirit of humanity.
October 1, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Intersting book. Stephen Greenblatt's TYRANT revealed the weird connection between the current political world and the chaotic world wrought by Shakespiaer's tyrants, while simultaneously illuminating the possibility of its restoration through the civic spirit of humanity.
Interesting book. Anton Chekhov's The Shooting Party is his only full-length work of psychological detective fiction. It depicts the death of a forester's daughter and employs a trick that remains one of the most memorable in the history of mystery fiction worldwide.
September 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Interesting book. Anton Chekhov's The Shooting Party is his only full-length work of psychological detective fiction. It depicts the death of a forester's daughter and employs a trick that remains one of the most memorable in the history of mystery fiction worldwide.
Interesting Youkiza's 390th anniversary performance. Takuboku: Clouds Are the Wayfarer's Companion, scripted and directed by Kato Tadashi based on Ishikawa Takuboku’s original, explores the role of theatre by intertwining Takuboku's thoughts on Clouds with the puppeteers'.
September 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Interesting Youkiza's 390th anniversary performance. Takuboku: Clouds Are the Wayfarer's Companion, scripted and directed by Kato Tadashi based on Ishikawa Takuboku’s original, explores the role of theatre by intertwining Takuboku's thoughts on Clouds with the puppeteers'.
Interesting play. The Shimmering Constellation, written by INOUE Hisashi and directed by KURIYAMA Tamiya, depicts the lives of the people at the closing Asakusa record shop, Odeon Do, utilising popular songs from the time just before the Pacific War as a commoners' Passion Play.
September 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Interesting play. The Shimmering Constellation, written by INOUE Hisashi and directed by KURIYAMA Tamiya, depicts the lives of the people at the closing Asakusa record shop, Odeon Do, utilising popular songs from the time just before the Pacific War as a commoners' Passion Play.
Interesting play. Wild Boar, written by Candace Chong Mui Ngam and directed by Indi Chan, depicts the struggle of journalism in a society where freedom must be given up for survival, and starkly foreshadows Hong Kong's current political situation.
September 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Interesting play. Wild Boar, written by Candace Chong Mui Ngam and directed by Indi Chan, depicts the struggle of journalism in a society where freedom must be given up for survival, and starkly foreshadows Hong Kong's current political situation.
Interesting play. Kara Juro's early works, 'Alibaba and The Beggar of Love,' directed by Kim Sujin, present the challenge of expressing Kara's theatrical world from a fresh perspective, utilising the Kansai dialect and passing on his unique universe to younger generations.
September 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Interesting play. Kara Juro's early works, 'Alibaba and The Beggar of Love,' directed by Kim Sujin, present the challenge of expressing Kara's theatrical world from a fresh perspective, utilising the Kansai dialect and passing on his unique universe to younger generations.
Interesting book. "Geopolitics of Cyberspace," co-written by Koichiro Komiyama and Yu Koizumi, reveals the vulnerabilities of cyberspace security from a geopolitical perspective, examining the realities of data centres and undersea cables.
September 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Interesting book. "Geopolitics of Cyberspace," co-written by Koichiro Komiyama and Yu Koizumi, reveals the vulnerabilities of cyberspace security from a geopolitical perspective, examining the realities of data centres and undersea cables.
Interesting play. 'Seismic Intensity 3,' written and directed by Masaaki Akahori, is a play that questions whether we are simply unaware of what is already happening, or merely pretending not to notice, through the story of a middle-aged man who collects rubbish for a living.
September 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Interesting play. 'Seismic Intensity 3,' written and directed by Masaaki Akahori, is a play that questions whether we are simply unaware of what is already happening, or merely pretending not to notice, through the story of a middle-aged man who collects rubbish for a living.
Interesting bool. Sekikawa Natsuo's Futabatei Shimei in Meiji 41 traces the paths of literary figures of the era who were compelled to live as critics in the changes brought about by societal modernisation, with a focus on the biography of Shimei.
September 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Interesting bool. Sekikawa Natsuo's Futabatei Shimei in Meiji 41 traces the paths of literary figures of the era who were compelled to live as critics in the changes brought about by societal modernisation, with a focus on the biography of Shimei.
Interesting play. Kara Juro's 'The Virgin Mask,' directed by Atsushi Nakano, depicts a legendary actress's pursuit of missed love and physicality, which leads to despair. Two teams competitively delivered the performance from the Kara-Zemi theatre troupe.
August 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Interesting play. Kara Juro's 'The Virgin Mask,' directed by Atsushi Nakano, depicts a legendary actress's pursuit of missed love and physicality, which leads to despair. Two teams competitively delivered the performance from the Kara-Zemi theatre troupe.