Tag Archives: film

Fun Link Friday: 100 Years of Japanese Animation

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Paula

This has been making it around the internet in the last couple weeks, so perhaps everyone has already come across it, but the Smithsonian and a number of other outlets have reported on the fantastic Japanese Animated Film Classics (日本アニメーション映画クラシック) site. This project, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: kayakowithtoshio Instagram

Posted on July 9, 2016 by LM

In the tradition of Freddy vs. Jason and Alien vs Predator, Sadako vs. Kayako, which debuted on June 18, features Sadako from Ringu and Kayako from Ju-On: The Grudge facing off in a cross-over film. Regardless of what you think of the film, you may enjoy the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Eating from Miyazaki films

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Paula

It’s getting extra cold just about everywhere, so it’s time to curl up with some comfort food! Buzzfeed posted an article last year we’ve just stumbled across that definitely gets our stomachs rumbling: Here’s How To Eat Everything You’ve Ever Wanted … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Star Wars Screen Painting at Kiyomizudera

Posted on December 11, 2015 by LM

One of Kyoto’s most famous temples Kiyomizu-dera is a must see if you visit Japan. But if you’re in Japan this December, you can check out something rather unique at this World Heritage site: Star Wars art. Like the Mario … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Time and Place Are Nonsense: The Films of Seijun Suzuki

Posted on November 8, 2015 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Time and Place Are Nonsense: The Films of Seijun Suzuki TOM VICK paperback not available $30.00 HARDCOVER (ISBN: 9780934686334) PUBLISHED: November 2015 SUBJECT LISTING: Perfoming Arts; Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 242 pp., 126 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations on Screen

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Paula

Kirsch, Griseldis (2015). Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations on Screen. A History, 1989-2005. SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan. London: Bloomsbury Academic. http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/contemporary-sino-japanese-relations-on-screen-9781472572394/ About Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations on Screen Japan and China look back on a history of friendship as well as … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Franco-Asian Connections and Intersections through Popular Culture

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Paula

Date: September 30, 2015 Asian pop music, comics, drama, film, graphic novels; these cultural products are increasingly present transnationally signaling new currents of popular culture and underscoring the interconnected nature of our globalizing world. Within the pan-Asian context, the concepts … Continue reading →

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Funding: Journey to Japan 2015, Crossway Foundation [SA, UAE, Kuwait, UK]

Posted on June 22, 2015 by LM

Via Art Radar This is an open call for talented young artists, designers, photographers and filmmakers to win the creative journey of a lifetime to Japan in November 2015. The competition is open to nationals and residents of Saudi Arabia, … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Kinema Club Conference on Film and Moving Images from Japan

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Paula

Kinema Club XV at Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt, Germany Film and Moving Images From Japan NOW –  Film in the New Media Ecology Dates: June 5 & 6  Goethe University Frankfurt / Nippon Connection Film Festival Deadline for submissions: March … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Lost Treasures of Anime

Posted on April 25, 2014 by LM

Speaking of early animation, a nitrate film version of Kon Ichikawa’s Yowamushi Chinsengumi (Cowardly Samurai Squad) was discovered in the archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills and has been moved to UCLA for … Continue reading →

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