November 2011
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Bridging the Centuries
Masahiro Shinoda on bringing the classic into modern times
by David Phelps posted November 1, 2011
May 2011
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Extreme Measures
Koji Wakamatsu's two-pronged attacks on the Japanese left and right
by Steve Erickson posted May 6, 2011
April 2011
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Twentieth Century Man
Kaneto Shindo and the power of nightmares
by Michael Atkinson posted April 21, 2011
February 2011
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Finished Business
An Ozu tribute by Minoru Shibuya—and the Ozu film that might have been
by Chris Fujiwara posted February 9, 2011
January 2010
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The More Things Change
Chaos and transformation in Akira Kurosawa's films
by Bilge Ebiri posted January 13, 2010
October 2009
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Love Letter
A centenary valentine to Japanese screen legend Kinuyo Tanaka
by Chris Fujiwara posted October 23, 2009
September 2009
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Fleeting Glimpses
The three-film universe of Sadao Yamanaka
by Chris Fujiwara posted September 11, 2009
April 2009
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No Wasted Moments
The anti-cinema of Kiju Yoshida
by Chris Fujiwara posted April 2, 2009
October 2008
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His Will on Film
The defiant irresolution of late-period Oshima
by Rob Nelson posted October 1, 2008
September 2008
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Criminal Minded
Oshima's acts of violence against Japanese society and cinematic form
by Joshua Land posted September 30, 2008
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Be My Knife
Sex as transgression and transaction in Oshima's political erotica
by Michael Atkinson posted September 29, 2008
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The Struggle to Believe
Nagisa Oshima and the crisis of representation
by Chris Fujiwara posted September 26, 2008
June 2008
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A Fine Madness
The extreme measures of Japanese genre stylist Tomu Uchida
by Mark Asch posted June 19, 2008
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A Mirror for Mama-san
How the young Tatsuya Nakadai offered a crafty old director a new shade of maleness
by Chris Fujiwara posted June 4, 2008
