Thanks, @wweek.com, for the ink about our "Hidden Fortress" screening—May 4 at the @hollywoodtheatre.org! We're excited to announce PSU film prof @patrickterry.bsky.social will join us for a post-film discussion! www.wweek.com/arts/movies/...

Some very say news just in, but Shozin Fukui, director of Pinocchio 964 and Rubbers Lover, passed away on 2 April. As some might know, in the midst of a resurgence of interest in his work that culminated with a 2025 retrospective at K's Cinema in Shinjuku, he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

Mamoru Oshii's first live-action feature, "The Red Spectacles" (1987), is coming back in Japanese theaters on March 21. The film, set in the same universe as "Jin-Roh" (and "Kerberos Panzer Cop"), was recently restored in 4K via a crowdfunding campaign. x.com/redspectacle...

Hard to process a loss like this

Top 10 films in Japan BO for 2024 are shaping up and it looks like not one live-action foreign film made it (2 animated films did). This is probably a first. Hollywood just cannot break into the Japanese market. news.yahoo.co.jp/expert/artic...

Christopher Corker reviews Murakami Haruki on Film by Marc Yamada in the Asian Review of Books.

Birnbaum’s translation is the only one of Murakami’s I found engaging. Rubin’s replication of Murakami’s syntax stutters the prose sentence to sentence. Although true Murakami fans should praise it as that has been my experience reading his work in Japanese.

Powerful screening and grappling with leftist independent filmmaking from Adachi Masao and his most recent feature “Revolution+1” (2022). Looking forward to our class discussion Wednesday.

Screening my favorite film of 2021 - Sode Yukiko’s “Aristocrats” for contemporary cinema this evening. Look forward to class discussion on this one :)

Excited to screen Miyake Sho’s “Small Slow, but Steady” in my contemporary cinema course tonight. Kinema Jumpo’s #1 film for 2022.

No matter what kind of enthusiast, you won't want to miss the Yanai Initiative's companion book for The Art of the Benshi world tour! 🎞️ Lavishly produced, it explores benshi history, ephemera, & the transnational journey of silent film! Ordering info at: yanai-initiative.ucla.edu/publication/...

Thoroughly enjoying Shiguéhiko Hasumi’s “Directed by Yasujirō Ozu.” Compliments to Ryan Cook for this long needed translation and @dengerow.bsky.social’s insightful introduction. I must highlight the superb closing sentence to the prologue-

Woke up to some positive news - see you all in Boston! SCMS24

Happy Birthday Nakadai Tatsuya!