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Expression & Being: Luv (sic) Pt. 2, Nujabes feat. Shing02

June 6, 2014 Ryo Ishii

When a song manages to rekindle our faith in humanity in just under four and a half minutes, that's something to talk about.

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In Life and Perspective, Expression and Being Tags Shing02, Shingo Annen, Nujabes, Seba Jun, Hip Hop, Rap, Humanity, Faith, Love, Nature Inspired, Inspired by Nature, ocean, rain, river, sun, Hydeout Productions, 1st Collection
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Expession & Being: A Scene at the Sea (1991), Takeshi Kitano

May 26, 2014 Ryo Ishii

A Scene at the Sea is a story about a hearing-impaired couple: a garbage collector who learns how to surf, and his girlfriend who supports him through his new found fondness for the waves.

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In Expression and Being Tags Takeshi Kitano, A Scene at the Sea, あの夏、いちばん静かな海。, Ano natsu ichiban shizukana umi, Claude Maki, 1991, ocean, sea, nature related, nature and art, slow paced, surfing movie, Japanese movie, Joe Hisaishi, broken surfboard, hearing impaired character, deaf couple, Japanese Film
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Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures

April 16, 2014 Ryo Ishii
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Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.

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In World Cultures Tags culture, untranslatable, translation, German, Inuit, Waldeinsamkeit, alone, woods, forest, words, Japanese, Komorebi, 木漏れ日, sunlight, leaves, trees, Spanish, sobremesa, lunch, dinner, share, meal, Hawaiian, Pana Po'o, remember, forgotten, French, Dépaysement, displacement, country, home, belonging, Swedish, Mångata, reflection, moon, water, ocean, lake, river, beautiful, world, linguistics, language, Nietzsche, truth, symbols, humans, Ella Frances Sanders, Maptia
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One Song in 140+ Languages for Palestine (and Counting)
about a month ago
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Between two worlds — a visitor at home.

2024.06.10
Tshushima, Nagasaki, Japan
🙏🏾 Benny.

‘Nothing Separate’ is a quiet series on connection, place, and belonging—not something to seek, bu
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A moon above. The sky cradling a memory.

2024.06.10
Tshushima, Nagasaki, Japan
🙏🏾 Benny.

‘Nothing Separate’ is a quiet series on connection, place, and belonging—not something to seek, but som
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Living today, carrying tomorrow. 

2024.08.24
Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
🙏🏾 Suzu, Rento, Ramu, Hinari, Miho, Shun, Yoshi, Mason, Jaye, Maiah, Ray, Erina, Polina, Kenya.

‘Nothing Separate’ is a quiet se
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You don’t need wings when people have your back.

2024.08.24
Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
🙏🏾 Hara san, Gustav, and the lovely people of Shirouzu Shoten.

‘Nothing Separate’ is a quiet series on conn
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A child sleeps, the world softens.

2024.08.24
Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
🙏🏾 Suzu.

‘Nothing Separate’ is a quiet series on connection, place, and belonging—not something to seek, but something al
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Held by what has always known her.
Returning to what never let go.

2024.08.24
Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
🙏🏾 Maiah, Ray, Mason, Shun, Erina, Yoshi, Ramu, Hinari, Jaye.

‘Nothing Separate’ is a quiet ser
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Held by more than hands.

2024.08.24
Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
🙏🏾 Suzu, Ramu, Miho, Rento, Hinari, Yoshi, Shun Mason, Erina, Ray, Maiah, Jaye.

‘Nothing Separate’ is a quiet series on connection, place
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Just one, in a liquid blue and gold.

2024.08.24
Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
🙏🏾 Miho & Shun.

‘Nothing Separate’ is a quiet series on connection, place, and belonging—not something to seek, but
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