Tag Archives: Japanese film

Resource: Japanese Animated Film Classics

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Paula

There’s no doubt that Japanese animation is now everywhere, from popular media we consume on Netflix to splashing across the big screen. But where did animated film begin? What kind of works were created? One great resource for exploring the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Locating Heisei in Japanese Fiction and Film: The Historical Imagination of the Lost Decades

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Paula

Locating Heisei in Japanese Fiction and Film: The Historical Imagination of the Lost Decades By Marc Yamada This book provides the first interdisciplinary examination of the popular fiction and film of the “lost decades” of Japan’s Heisei period (1989–2019). Presenting … Continue reading →

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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(s) Friday: Ozu and Tokyo Story

Posted on January 17, 2014 by LM

BBC Radio’s Night Waves aired a show on Ozu’s Tokyo Story (東京物語), which was voted #1 (the best film of all time) in the British Film Institute’s 2012 Sight & Sound Directors Top Ten, beating out Citizen Kane.* On the 60th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies, Assistant Professor

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Paula

Institution: Princeton University, East Asian Studies Location:   New Jersey, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies Princeton University, East Asian Studies Assistant Professor, Modern/Contemporary Japanese Literature, Film, Cultural Studies The Department of East Asian … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Film Program Coordinator, Japan Society

Posted on July 23, 2013 by LM

Job posted by: Japan Society Location: New York, New York Posted on: July 18, 2013 Education: Bachelor’s Job description Established in 1907, Japan Society is America’s single major producer of high quality content about Japan, presenting over 100 events annually … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Kinema Club XIII – Three Times +X. Transitional Moments in Film and Media History in Japan

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Paula

*Dates: January 17, 2014* *Reischauer Institute, Harvard University* *Deadline for submissions: August 20, 2013* We welcome submissions for the 13th Kinema Club Conference on Film and Moving Images from Japan! This Kinema Club will focus on three transitional moments in the history … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Enola’s Light: Japanese Cinema and the A-Bomb, an edited anthology of essays

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Paula

This is a call for papers, for a new anthology tentatively titled Enola’s Light: Japanese Cinema and the A-Bomb. The anthology’s aim is to shed light on all genres of Japanese Cinema commercial, anime, pink, underground and its portrayal of … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese Film/Media, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow (2 year appointment)

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Paula

Institution: New York University, East Asian Studies and Department of Comparative Literature Location:   New York, United States Position:   Assistant Professor, Fellow ASSISTANT PROFESSOR/FACULTY FELLOW Department of East Asian Studies and Department of Comparative Literature ARTS AND SCIENCE New … Continue reading →

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MA Film and History at SOAS (University of London)

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Paula

This MA programme provides students with the opportunity to acquire expert knowledge of film in historical context as a means of mastering transferable analytical skills and so prepare students for a variety of professional or research careers. The program can … Continue reading →

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