Items · Japanese Horror Visual Aesthetics

This performance was recorded on August 13, 2008 at the Yoruba Association of Cuba in Havana. The group, Oba Ilú, plays a columbia, a type of rumba performed by solo dancers, who take turns. Traditionally the dance has been a kind of competition among men. However, some folklorists claim that when the dance originally emerged in rural Matanzas province, women also danced. This is disputed. Here, Isnavi takes a turn, challenging the view that women should not perform columbia.

Emily Blackwell Portrait

"Head and shoulders portrait of Emily Blackwell at the time of her graduation from the first class of the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary. Reproduction of a photograph from 1870. Inscription: Verso of mount: Aunt Emily, photographed in New York, in 1870, when she was 44 years old, at the time of the graduation of the first class from the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary."

The Ring Evolution in Movies & TV. (Sadako & Samara)

"The most famous ability is the ability to create the "cursed" video tape.The most recognizable image of Sadako is a shadowy woman whose face is covered in hair, crawling out of a television, this appearance is typical of Japanese ghosts, who are known as yurei. Specifically, Sadako is a type of yurei known as an onryo, a yurei bound by a desire for vengeance."

The "Ring" Master: Interview with Hideo Nakata

An interview with horror director Hideo Nakata about his movie "The Ring."

The Ring Two Interview with Director Hideo Nakata

An interview with horror director Hideo Nakata on his hit movie "The Ring Two".

Cure (1997) Trailer

Trailer for the 1997 film Cure directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Elizabeth Cushier to Emily Blackwell, September 14th

Letter from Dr. Elizabeth Cushier to her partner, Dr. Emily Blackwell. Dr. Cushier discusses several patients she has seen, her struggles with home improvement work being done on their house, and expresses her excitement that her "own dear doctor" will soon be home.

Ringu vs The Ring | Side-by-side comparison

Mainly a visual comparison between Hideo Nakata's Ringu (1998) and Gore Verbinski's The Ring (2002).

Hideo Nakata Interview with Tokyo Weekender

An interview with horror director Hideo Nakata.

Midnight Eye Interview: Satoshi Kon

Satoshi Kon sits down this interviewer and discusses his successful and critically acclaimed film Perfect Blue.

Satoshi Kon Interview - Paranoia Agent (2004)

An extra interview from the UK DVD special features of Paranoia Agent!

The SATOSHI KON PROBLEM

A retrospective on Satoshi Kon's career, life and the biggest problem that came from that.

Interview with Satoshi Kon | Perfect Blue (1997)

An interview with the director of the film "Perfect Blue", Satoshi Kon.

Satoshi Kon’s Otaku: The Dangers of Technological Fantasy

A critical look at some of Kon's work through the years.

Shinya Tsukamoto Interview

Neoregelia carolinae (Blushing Bromeliad)

Image of a potted bromeliad, an example of a plant in the Tropical House of the Matthaei Conservatory.

Theobroma cacao (Chocolate Tree)

Image of the cacao pods in a Theobroma cacao (Chocolate Tree) from the Smithsonian NMNH botany archive, an example of a plant in the Tropical House at the Matthaei Conservatory.