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A review by Nicholas Rucka of The Chase (Harikomi, 1957, director: Yoshitaro NOMURA): 'What really makes Harikomi fascinating to watch is its very progressive social critique, in particular on the marginalization and abuse of women.'

The Black Moon, Art, Anime, and Japanese Culture.

Could you tell us about the film you're shooting here? It's a musical. We're planning to open it in Japan in the autumn. It's a musical set in the modern day, but very Japanese. We used an interior set at Shochiku Studios in Kyoto. It's a set for jidai-geki movies that was built a long time ago, and we destroyed half of it so we could fit in a blue screen. We will be using a lot of CG.

Which genre my film ultimately belongs in is up to the audience when it's finished, but certainly as a starting point I always start my next project considering which genre I would like to work in. So in that sense I am a genre director. Actually, I'm often misunderstood. I don't start with a philosophical or thematical approach.