Art, Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema Since 2000

Schilling, Mark

ISBN 10: 1937220095 / ISBN 13: 9781937220099

Published by Awai Books, 2019

Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 1.82. Seller Inventory # 1937220095-2-4

Synopsis:

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.

Review:

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

Bibliographic Details

Title: Art, Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema ...
Publisher: Awai Books
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Watanabe, Tomoki
Condition: Good