Art Cult and Commerce

<p>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 <em>Variety</em> <em>Japan Times</em> 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.<br /><br />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 <em>The</em> <em>Japan Times</em> and has written on Japanese film for publications including <em>Variety</em> <em>Screen International</em> <em>Premier</em> <em>Newsweek</em> <em>Wall Street Journal</em> <em>Japan Quarterly</em> <em>Winds</em> <em>Cinemaya</em> and <em>Kinema Jumpo</em>.</p>