A Page of Madness (狂った一頁, 1926) – Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa

Thought lost for decades, this silent film is a triumph of pure visual storytelling. Rejecting intertitles entirely, it uses frantic editing and expressionistic lighting to create a hypnotic, avant-garde experience. A brilliant achievement that feels incredibly modern and ahead of its time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inZy5os7Aq4

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Starting my private reading year this very moment! 📚 I have read books this year, but only for work. Apart from that, my free time was totally swallowed by other things like a Twin Peaks rewatch marathon. 🪵☕️ Finally back in the reading groove.

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Rest In Peace Marjane Satrapi 😢

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/04/marjane-satrapi-creator-of-persepolis-and-acclaimed-french-iranian-artist-dies-aged-56

Rest In Peace Ōno Yūji

https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/obituaries/20260513-327328/

In older Japanese articles, essays etc., authors often used 君 to refer to their peers. While it’s a casual "you" today, it then functioned as a formal and respectful way to address a colleague in public discourse.

It’s not casual intimacy but a sign of intellectual equality and professional esteem, closer to a respectful "my friend" or a formal address than the "tutoying" (duzen) style it implies today.

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More often than not, スタイル doesn't mean "style" but (a person's) "figure".

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Meine Übersetzung von Kōtarō Isakas Roman "Hotel Lucky Seven" erscheint am 7. Oktober 2026 bei Hoffmann und Campe.

https://hoffmann-und-campe.de/products/85386-hotel-lucky-seven?variant=54746220036364

〜と同時に is another confusing one, as it doesn't always literally mean "at the same time" as the kanji suggest. It can also mean "no sooner than…/right after…", so not quite the same but *almost* the same time.

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