Call for Papers – Eyes Unclouded: The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, May 8, 2019, Lewes Depot Cinema, Lewes, UK
University of Sussex and the Lewes Depot Cinema present the 2019 Contemporary Directors Symposium. Hayao Miyazaki is an unusual figure. Only Walt Disney rivals him...
Call for Papers: Capture Japan – Visual Culture and the Global Imagination
Contributions are now being accepted for a new edited book titled ‘Capture Japan: Visual Culture and the Global Imagination from 1952 to the Present’. The...
Call for Papers – East Asian Journal of Popular Culture
In recent decades, there has been a huge rise in the interest in East Asian popular culture. Since being launched in 2015, the East Asian Journal of...
Call for Papers – East Asian Journal of Popular Culture
In recent decades, there has been a huge rise in the interest in East Asian popular culture and the East Asian Jounal of Popular Culture engages directly with...
Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name (Japan, 2006)
Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name have to be seen together as they make up a complete story, which is also an excellent...
The King of Pigs (South Korea, 2011) [NYAFF 2012]
Written and directed by Yeun Sang-ho, The King of Pigs looks like just another movie cautioning against childhood bullying, but the story goes far deeper. ...
The Professional: Golgo 13 (Japan, 1983)
Director Osamu Dezaki’s action-packed anime The Professional: Golgo 13 concerns the dangerous career of Duke Togo – otherwise known as Golgo 13 – an exceptionally...
Redline (Japan, 2010)
I’ll let you in on a secret: as much of a Japanophile that I make myself out to be on the podcast, I’m not a...