Vol.5
Forest of Thought
What Is Sanyuan Jiuyun? The Ninth Period, Begun in 2024, Is the Last Twenty Years of a Great Cycle
Sanyuan Jiuyun is a theory of cycles in which three Yuan of sixty years each cross the twenty-year earth periods set by the shifting tilt of the Big Dipper. We now stand in the early Ninth Period (2024-2043), the "last twenty years" of one great cycle. China, which read the cycle, seized hegemony.
Kunitsukami Project
Emperor Ojin as the Symbol of an Alliance of Clans｜Ancient Kawachi and the Mystery of Usa Jingu
Usa Jingu is the head shrine of about 4,800 Hachiman shrines, the most of any in Japan. Emperor Ojin, the fifteenth emperor, identified with the great deity Hachiman, was the symbol of a new group born from an alliance of different clans. His existence holds a step toward one community formed from immigrant, naturalized, and native clans.
KINEMA 2400
Why Is Mikio Naruse So Little Studied? The Craftsman Who Made 87 Films and Never Showed His Storyboards
Mikio Naruse, who made 87 films before dying at 63, has hardly become an object of study. He never let others see his most important storyboards and shooting plans. He was a craftsman who worked backward from the finished image in his head and kept to deadlines, budgets, and working hours.