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Miura Shion Interview Part 6: Memories of the Lessons
Miura Shion is the original author of Fune wo Amu (2011) otherwise also known as The Great Passage. The anime adaptation started airing from October 16 on Fuji Television’s noitaminA block. The interview consists of eleven parts; this is the sixth part on Miura’s memories of her middle school lessons. Please go to part one “Encountering…
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Ayatsuji Yukito Hon no Mushi Interview Part 2: The Future of Publication and the Charm of Mystery
The second part of an interview with Japanese mystery novelist Ayatsuji Yukito, on the future of publication in Japan and the charm of the mystery genre. Ayatsuji is well-known for his debut novel The Decagon House Murders and Another, which received an anime adaptation in 2012. The interview was originally conducted in 1999, and published as a…
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Miura Shion Interview Part 5: The Meaning of “Creating a Dictionary”
Miura Shion is the original author of Fune wo Amu (2011) otherwise also known as The Great Passage. The anime adaptation started airing from October 16 on Fuji Television’s noitaminA block. The interview consists of eleven parts; this is the fifth part on the creation and revision of dictionaries. Please go to part one “Encountering a Dictionary” to…
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Ayatsuji Yukito Hon no Mushi Interview Part 1: The Roots of Ayatsuji Mysteries
The first part of an interview with Japanese mystery novelist Ayatsuji Yukito, well-known for his debut novel The Decagon House Murders and Another, which received an anime adaptation in 2012. The interview was originally conducted in 1999, and published as a preface interview in a special issue of the magazine Hon no Mushi. Ayatsuji Yukito: “A glimpse…
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Miura Shion Interview Part 4: The Difficulties of Expressing in Words
Miura Shion is the original author of Fune wo Amu (2011) otherwise also known as The Great Passage. The anime adaptation started airing from October 16 on Fuji Television’s noitaminA block. For this reason I decided to translate an interview with the author over the course of the next couple of months while the anime is airing.…
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The Red Turtle Interview with Michael Dudok de Wit: “Loneliness Will Drive You Crazy”
This interview with The Red Turtle director Michael Dudok de Wit was originally published on July, 2016 in the NRC. If you can read Dutch, please head over to NRC.nl to read the interview in its original language. In addition I also highly recommend watching the documentary “Het verlangen van Michael Dudok de Wit“. ‘Loneliness Will Drive You Crazy’ Michael…
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Miura Shion Interview Part 3: Karma and Romance Swirl in the World of Dictionaries
Miura Shion is the writer of Fune wo Amu (2011) otherwise also known as The Great Passage. The anime adaptation recently started airing on Fuji Television’s noitaminA block. For this reason I decided to translate an interview with the author over the course of the next couple of months while the anime is airing. The interview consists of eleven parts;…
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The Red Turtle Director: “It Had to Be an Auteur Film”
I created Story Unlocker with an intention of translating Japanese interviews with Japanese creators, but I want to make an exception for the director of The Red Turtle, Michael Dudok de Wit. This Dutch news article was originally published at NRC.nl on May 11, 2016. The article provides an insight on the role of Studio Ghibli in the production process. It’s a…
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A Look into Yanagi Kouji’s Workspace
Two months ago I posted an interview with Yanagi Kouji on the Joker Game novel series. It goes deeper into the series’ latest installment “Last Waltz”. This post features a short interview on one of his stand-alone novels “Knight & Shadow”. However, it’s actually more about his lifestyle and cats… err, workspace. Yanagi Kouji’s international strategy novel “Knight & Shadow”…
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Miura Shion Interview Part 2: Comparing Dictionaries
Miura Shion is the writer of Fune wo Amu (2011) otherwise also known as The Great Passage. Starting from October 14, an anime adaptation will be broadcast on the noitaminA block. For this reason I decided to translate an interview with the author over the course of the next couple of months while the anime is airing. The…
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