53 — Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira — 1/3 — Radio Sc...

In the final part of our Piranesi miniseries we talked about his only building, the church of Santa Maria del Priorato, his theoretical writings, his proposals for interior design and furniture and his Carceri, the imaginary prisons which defined his legacy. If you'd like to foll ...  Show more

In the penultimate episode of our series on Giovanni Battista Piranesi, we discussed his Ichnographia Campii Martii, one of his stranged and most inventive projects, a vast reconstruction of Ancient Rome, which blends together a little bit of archaeology with a massive injection ...  Show more

This week we dive into our third installment of our Cyberpunk Film Festival with the global phenomenon that is Akira. The 1988 film created by Katsuhiro Ôtomo goes inside a strange and futuristic world in peril from a military project that goes awry and where the future of Neo-To ...  Show more

In this episode, we’re talking about Japanese science fiction.The history of the genre. SF in Japan. Breakthrough feminist sci-fi writer Izumi Suzuki.Plus loads of SF stories, including Suzuki’s “Night Picnic”.CW: suicideTranscript, notes and sources at the podcast episode page. ...  Show more

Join Jared, Ryan, and Austin to discuss Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira! Subscribe to WisecrackPLUS http://wscrk.com/SMtMpls  Email us at movies@wisecrack.co Follow Us!  @wisecrack (Jared)  @austin_hayden (Austin)  @ryansgameshow (Ryan) Other Wisecrack Podcasts!  Blackstage: https://wscr ...  Show more

<div>Two stories from Japan about samurai (and wannabe samurai) following their dreams. Too bad it takes fights with giant creatures and a little bit of murder to do so.

The creature this time is ao nyōbō, and she doesn't want you to stop by her beautiful, horribly dilap ...  Show more