I thought a lot about adjectives before starting this preview of an upcoming exhibition at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, first and foremost because the show’s English title — “Ayashii: ...

For the first time, the Soga brothers confront the man who had their father killed. Hot headed Goro, on the left, is held back by his older brother Juro, on the right. Kawazu no Saburo (L), the ...