East & West, Photos of Natsume Soseki & A Photo of Shimura Takashi & Ingmar Bergman

  • 1aratamaKokoro
    Michiyo Aratama from Kokoro

  • Natsume Soseki was born on February 9, 1867

    Natsume Soseki – Kokoro (adapted by Kon Ichikawa)

    Natsume Soseki (previous post)

    Kon Ichikawa archive here.

  • Shimura 1aBergmanShimura Takashi and Ingmar Bergman
    (During the awarding of the Selznick-Goldlorbeer-award on 29th June 1961 in Berlin on accasion of the Berlinale Film Festival. )

    RIP Shimura Takashi – Feb 11, 1982 (Shimura appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa’s 30 films)

  • (Ingmar Bergman archive here)

  • Happy birthday Jeon Do-yeon!


    Jeon Do Yeon with Jia Zhangke and Gael Garcia Bernal (Cannes film festival 2014)

  • Soseki 1aglensoseki
    and Glenn Gould

    Soseki was Glenn’s favorite author.

  • Sorekara (top)Natsume Soseki Soseki as the face on 1000 Japanese yen (bottom).
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