Bluegrass? Jazz? Ambient? With piano and Weissenborn guitar, Lien and Hem create music for inner wanderings.

Undercurrents can be unpredictable and violent on occasion. This was certainly the case for Martti Vesala's new Soundpost album: "I really intended for the music to sound more Nordic, to give it a sense of calm, longing and space," he recalls. "I'm drawing inspiration from more varied sources now."

Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of a long-established aristocratic family - all in the interest of the Japanese rulers , which legitimizes the relationship between Japan and its Chinese puppet state. To the surprise of all , a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops. It is put to the test when Japan loses the war, Manchukuo is dissolved and the imperial court must flee. The lovers now have to separate: Pu Zhe tries to escape to Japan with his brother , while Ryuko flees with her daughter Eisei over the country. A film on the relationship between Pujie (1907-94) , brother of the " last emperor " Puyi and his second wife, Marquise Hiro Saga (1914-87).

Kanako Inuki, también conocida como la reina del horror, nació en Hokkaidô en 1958, pero pronto se trasladó con familia a Tokio, ciudad en la que actualmente reside. Desde muy pequeña se sintió atraída por el manga de terror, siendo sus principales referentes Kazuo Umezz, Moto Hagio, Mitsuteru Yokoyama y, por supuesto, el gran Osamu Tezuka.