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From popular genre films to cult avant-garde works, this book is an essential guide to Japan's vibrant cinema culture. It collects two decades of the best of Mark Schilling's film writing for Variety, Japan Times, and other publications. The book offers an in-depth look at hundreds of landmark Japanese movies as well as undeservedly neglected ones. The essays and detailed analyses are interwoven with more than sixty interviews showcasing Japan's most talented directors and stars. This book enables students, teachers, and lovers of Japanese cinema to make new discoveries while learning more about their favorite films. Mark Schilling set off for Japan in 1975 to immerse himself in the culture, learn the language, and haunt the theaters. He has been there ever since. In 1989 he became a regular film reviewer for The Japan Times, and has written on Japanese film for publications including Variety, Screen International, Premier, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Japan Quarterly, Winds, Cinemaya, and Kinema Jumpo.

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Insightful. Instructive. Entertaining. Mark Schilling has written the go-to book on Japanese cinema this century. Roger Pulvers, author of Peaceful Circumstances

Insightful. Instructive. Entertaining. Mark Schilling has written the go-to book on Japanese cinema this century. Roger Pulvers, author of Peaceful Circumstances An excellent book, that functions, in equal measure, as a guide to Japanese cinema of the last two decades and a blueprint on how writing about cinema should be. --Asian Movie Pulse Useful to have close at hand. Schilling is not merely an observer a giving thumbs up or down on a succession of press screenings, but an incisive commentator on the industry. --All the Anime Schilling reveals himself to be a skilled cartographer of the continent called Japanese cinema. Schilling's latest book is an exciting navigation tool for those who want to explore the last two decades of Japanese cinema, for those who are seeking treasure, hidden gems of Japanese cinema, and those who are looking to hear a myriad of voices of Japan's masters of cinema. --Psycho Cinematography Serves as a compendium of the ins and outs of the Japanese film industry through hundreds of reviews of critically acclaimed hits as well as overlooked indies, thoughtful essays, 'best films of the year' lists and more than 60 interviews with some of Japan's luminary figures in cinema. --The Japan Times Provides an exciting window into the post-2000 Japanese film landscape, shedding much-needed light on both commercial and arthouse films and directors that remain obscure abroad. --Metropolis Magazine

Insightful. Instructive. Entertaining. Mark Schilling has written the go-to book on Japanese cinema this century. Roger Pulvers, author of Peaceful Circumstances An excellent book, that functions, in equal measure, as a guide to Japanese cinema of the last two decades and a blueprint on how writing about cinema should be. Asian Movie Pulse Useful to have close at hand. Schilling is not merely an observer a giving thumbs up or down on a succession of press screenings, but an incisive commentator on the industry. All the Anime Schilling reveals himself to be a skilled cartographer of the continent called Japanese cinema. Schilling's latest book is an exciting navigation tool for those who want to explore the last two decades of Japanese cinema, for those who are seeking treasure, hidden gems of Japanese cinema, and those who are looking to hear a myriad of voices of Japan's masters of cinema. Psycho Cinematography Serves as a compendium of the ins and outs of the Japanese film industry through hundreds of reviews of critically acclaimed hits as well as overlooked indies, thoughtful essays, 'best films of the year' lists and more than 60 interviews with some of Japan's luminary figures in cinema. The Japan Times Provides an exciting window into the post-2000 Japanese film landscape, shedding much-needed light on both commercial and arthouse films and directors that remain obscure abroad. Metropolis Magazine

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