Christopher Hood, an academic and author specializing in Japanese society and transportation, joins the show to discuss Happy Flight, a movie all about air travel in Japan.
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Guest-Starring Christopher Hood
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S13E05 – Tokyo Godfathers (2004) [東京ゴッドファーザーズ]
Christmas comes early as Matthew Trecek of the Deskwarmers podcast joins Perry for a discussion of Satoshi Kon's beloved anime, Tokyo Godfathers.
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Guest-Starring Matthew Trecek
Listen to Matthew on the Deskwarmers podcast.
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S13E04 – Vital (2004) [ヴィタール]
Writer and Japanese film scholar Jennifer Upton returns again, and this time we're discussing Shinya Tsukamoto's Vital.
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Guest-Starring Jennifer Upton
Visit Jennifer's website and check out her book, Japanese Cult Cinema: Films From the Second Golden Age.
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S13E03 – High and Low (1963) [天国と地獄]
YouTuber and fellow Japan resident Amanda Hartsell joins Perry in this episode to discuss capitalism and Japanese society as depicted in Akira Kurosawa's High and Low.
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Guest-Starring Amanda Hartsell
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S13E02 – Weathering With You (2019) [天気の子]
Today, Perry is joined by author and filmmaker Liam Quane to talk about 2019's anime film, Weathering With You. Directed by Makoto Shinkai, this was his follow-up to the very popular Your Name.
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Guest-Starring Liam Quane.
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Anime, kaiju, J-horror, exploitation, and everything in between—Japan has been producing some of the most interesting and creative movies for decades.
In JAPAN ON FILM, author and Japanese film lecturer Perry Constantine and his guests will introduce you to the wide, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of Japanese films. We not only review, but also use these movies to provide some education on Japanese society, history, and culture.
A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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