Higa is the author of ‘Okinawa, the Wind Speaks,’ a celebrated graphic novel, in which he narrates the post-war period of his region. In this interview with EL PAÍS, he shares his passion for Picasso and his screen-free existence, while examining the traces left by World War II in his homeland
In the summer of 1975, George Lucas presented a draft he had written ‘for children between 10 and 12 years old’ to friends such as Francis Ford Coppola and Brian de Palma
The legendary director presented ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring Denzel Washington, it’s a vibrant retelling of Akira Kurosawa’s classic ‘High and Low’
The filmmaker has wanted to create his own space saga for years, and has even proposed the project to Lucasfilm. He found a willing collaborator in Netflix, who produced a film that turns out to be derivative of Akira Kurosawa and George Lucas