“From Flags of Our Fathers to Letters From Iwo Jima: Clint Eastwood’s Balancing of Japanese and American Perspectives.” Japan Focus (2006). access
A review of Eastwood’s two Iwo Jima films. Also check out Ikui Eikoh's piece on the films that I translated and introduced.
“Recent Film Policy and the Fate of Film Criticism in Japan.” Midnight Eye (2006): access
A consideration of the effects of recent Japanese government film policy on not only movie production, but also the culture of film criticism.
“Fantasies of War and Nation in Recent Japanese Cinema.” Japan Focus (2006): access
An analysis of two recent neo-nationalist war films: Aegis and Lorelei.
“Repetition All Over Again in Recent Japanese Films.” Dejima Film Festival (2006): access
I discuss the significance behind the prevalence of figures of repetition and circularity in recent Japanese cinema, especially in the films of Miike, Kurosawa, and Aoyama.
"Recognizing 'Others' in a New Japanese Cinema." Japan Foundation Newsletter 39.2 (January 2002): 1-6: access
An introduction to contemporary Japanese cinema, concentrating on how it depicts the minorities or "others" of Japanese society. You can download the PDF of the entire issue from the JF site.
"One Print in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction: Culture and Industry in 1910s Japan." Screening the Past 11 (2000): access
An investigation of the cultural and industrial significance of the peculiar fact that early Japanese film producers often only created one print of the films they made.