I Daiei Film Studio The precursor to Daiei Film Studio, Dai-Ichi Eiga, was formed in Kyoto in 1934 as a subsidiary of Shochiku Studio; in response to rival and competitor…

Quiet Clues, Quiet Traces: Mayu Kanamori and the Untitled.Showa project It’s late May, and I’m out walking in my neighbourhood on the day before a council clean-up. Abandoned household objects…

Finders Keepers 拾い物は貰い物 As a child in Ireland, I was fascinated by stories of “wreckers” luring ships onto cliffs and then plundering the loot. That may have lead me to…

Satsuki Odamura’s improvisation in response to Untitled.Showa on bass koto: 小田村さつきのリスポンス即興 十七弦箏: En (縁） https://untitled.showa.com.au/uswp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Palace-Street-34.m4a   Rin (輪） https://untitled.showa.com.au/uswp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Palace-Street-36.m4a   Artist’s Statement There is a nostalgic smell to these many…