The late director’s work was often described as “mysterious” or “surreal”—but the emotions it provoked were just as fundamental.

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

By David PiersonKeith Bradsher and Sui-Lee Wee ... series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in Brussels, faced a harsh ...