Retrospective of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Coming-of-Age Films Hits New York

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The Japan Times, January 28, 2025

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The New Yorker, January 3, 2025

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Hyperallergic’s staff and contributors look back on the city’s year in art, from blockbusters to under-the-radar art heroes and unsung histories.

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In two piercing works, the National Bunraku Theatre’s puppets—floating, airy creatures weighted by earthly human spirits—explore the clash between duty and passion.

The New Yorker, October 28, 2024