modern life make it an intriguing destination. Traveler Megan McCormick begins her journey at the infamous Tiananmen Square, the former stage of the Cultural Revolution rallies. From here she travels to the Forbidden City, kept out of bounds for 500 years. She ends her journey at Beijing's Ice Lantern Festival amidst a colorful fiesta of ice and light. Along the way.. - Admire the beautiful gardens and stunning frescoes of the Lama temple - Try scorpion from a local street vendor - Sightsee by bike - Beijing's favorite mode of transport - Experience a traditional Chinese massage - Take a hike along the Great Wall of China  (less)

Zigeunerweisen, the enigmatically erotic Kagero-za is the second film in Suzuki's Taisho Trilogy. This time, the story is set in the disjointed cityscapes and surrounding countryside of 1926 Tokyo. Playwright Matsuzaki (Yusaku Matsuda), who is supported by a wealthy patron, crosses paths with a beautiful woman on her way to a hospital. She tells him that a friend is dying, then implores Matsuzaki to accompany her because she is frightened of a mysterious older woman at the hospital who sells the fruit of the Chinese Lantern Plant, which is strangely rumored to actually be female souls. Matsuzaki at first refuses the beautiful woman's invitation, but later finds himself so obsessed with her - a luminous apparition - that he wants nothing more than a life of carnality and excessive passion. Matsuzaki eventually follows a trail of messages left by this phantasmal enchantress across the country to Kanazawa, only to realize that he is possibly being lured to his own demise.  (less)