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. Mark Schilling set off for Japan in 1975 to immerse himself in the culture, learn the language, and haunt the theaters. This book enables students, teachers, and lovers of Japanese cinema to make new discoveries while learning more about their favorite films. The essays and detailed analyses are interwoven with more than sixty interviews showcasing Japan's most talented directors and stars. ds of landmark Japanese movies as well as undeservedly neglected ones. The book offers an in-depth look at hundre. It collects two decades of the best of Mark Schilling's film writing for Variety, Japan Times, and other publications.

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