drive my car

Two years ago, international film releases in the United States reached a new pinnacle with the crowning of Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” as best picture at the Academy Awards. But before “Parasite” or any other non-English-language…

Riding on a wave of critical acclaim and prizes, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” won the Academy Award for best international feature film in Los Angeles on Sunday. During his acceptance speech, Hamaguchi thanked the members of…

Hiroshima – People in Hiroshima Prefecture, where Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s film “Drive My Car” was mainly shot, celebrated Monday the film’s best international feature Oscar, which was awarded at the 94th Academy…

Eiko Ishibashi pops up in some interesting places. Over the past year, she has soundtracked an Oscar contender, released a string of engrossing electroacoustic compositions on Bandcamp, and appeared on NHK’s year-end music show,…