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Kanto Wanderer

Margaret Barton-Fumo
June 2012
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Undoubtedly one of the best of the Japanese B-stylists, the critical discussion surrounding Seijun Suzuki tends to focus on his notorious dismissal from Nikkatsu studios following the release of Koroshi no raku...

The Pleasure of the Image – The Flowers and the Angry Waves

David Melville
June 2012
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“The world changes all the time. We can no longer win by force alone.” - Akira Kobayashi in The Flowers and the Angry Waves In his 1973 essay, Le Plaisir du texte, Roland Barthes hails the 19th century noveli...
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Confessions of a Stray Cat: Pistol Opera

David Melville
April 2009
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Pistol Opera (2001 Japan 112 mins) Prod Co: Victor Company of Japan/Shochiku/Eiseri Gekijo/Television Tokyo Channel 12/Dentsu/Ogura Jimusho Prod: Satoru Ogura, Ikki Katashima Dir: Seijun Suzuki Scr: Kazu...

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