In The End It Always Does
I’ve been back in my hometown of Hokkaido for about a year and a half now. Life is finally starting to feel grounded. Things move slower here than in other places I’ve lived, and the connections I make with people feel deeper. Most of all, I’ve learned to cherish my own time.
In The End It Always Does
"In The End It Always Does"—the title of The Japanese House’s second album, released in 2023.
"In The End It Always Does" is about, the circle and everything going around each time. Now I’m in the happy phase, does it have to be a circle? Maybe every time you go round you’re a different person, learning from what you did last time.
The 1975 and working with Chloe Kraemer
I decided to start writing a diary last month, after watching Amber’s incredible performance on the Coachella livestream.
Life moves in cycles—everything ends eventually. The sad things, the happy things. Learning to accept that feels important. And feeling something, anything at all, is kind of beautiful.
So, I’ve decided to write things down—for what’s been and for whatever’s to come. I doubt I’ll keep it up forever, but maybe it’s for someday.
Life Lately
I’ve been watching a lot of films recently. I used to stick to Western movies, but over the past few years, I’ve started diving into Japanese cinema. There are a few reasons for the shift, but discovering Kiyoshi Kurosawa was a big one.
I’d seen some of his work before, but it wasn’t until I watched CURE that I really fell down the rabbit hole. His films draw you in with long takes and fluid tracking shots—experimental yet hauntingly beautiful. But what sticks with me most is how he captures the surreal lurking within the ordinary—the fragility of life and the weight of death.
Watching CURE felt like stepping into something raw and unsettling, and I haven’t been able to shake it since.
I’d also recommend a few other films that have left a mark on me.
There’s "The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai"—a Nikkatsu Roman Porno film bursting with striking, Nouvelle Vague-inspired shots that feel both chaotic and captivating. Then there’s "Serpent’s Path", a tightly woven psycho-thriller with sharp, purposeful camerawork and a story that wastes nothing. And "Tokyo Sonata"—a haunting portrait of a family’s collapse and quiet rebirth, where light, shadow, and even the breeze seem carefully choreographed.
But it makes me wonder—why do we watch films at all?
What I’ve Been Listening To Lately
A LA SALA - Khruangbin 2024
I’ve really been hooked on a track called May Ninth. There’s something about it—the way it builds and fades—that feels like the perfect soundtrack for quiet moments, when everything else feels still. It’s one of those songs that just sticks with you.
Movies I’ve Seen Recently
Tokyo Days - Chris Marker 1986
A "home movie" by Chris Marker of his visit to Tokyo with his girlfriend, actress Arielle Dombaste, beginning with a chat with a live mannequin in a store window, then through the subway and to the market.
My Favourite Place
Guara mansion bar & art gallery
A bar and art gallery tucked inside a renovated apartment.
I hope I can start sharing my life, work, and passions in my own time, at my own pace.