East of Japan, West of America
Japanese scholar Rebecca Suter shows how Haruki Murakami not only bridges Japan and the U.S., but, somewhat unexpectedly, politics and pleasure as well.
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October 3rd, 2008 ISSUE
Welcome to WTF?
Welcome to the NHK, Tatsuhiko Takimoto's dark glimpse into the mind of a hikikomori, is a filled with drugs, conspiracy, otakus, lolicons, and hentai games.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Repetition
In his memoir, Haruki Murakami runs ideas into left field and runs readers out of their minds.
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COVER STORY
October 3, 2008
A C A D E M I A
Rethinking and Reviewing Early Japanese Cinema
Bryan Harzheim reviews recently published academic books on Japanese cinema: Nippon Modern, The Attractive Empire, and The Japanese Period Film.
After This Our Disappointment
Pak Tong Cheuk's very good Chinese-language study of the Hong Kong New Wave becomes a welcome, though far from perfect, English edition from Intellect Books.
Anecdotally Yours
The recent translation of Tadao Sato's 1982 monograph on filmmaker Kenji Mizoguchi is a welcome addition for English-reading film enthusiasts but would have benefited from more editorial contextualization.
T O P T E N
APA Top Ten: Favorite Asian American characters in literature
On the occasion of APA's Book Issue, we ask our writers to pick out Asian American characters in literature that have made an impression.
C L I P S
October 3, 2008: News Bites
Stephen Chow + The Green Hornet, Hollywood + Rashomon, and Perez Hilton + Korean pop stars. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
F O R E I G N
October 3, 2008: News From Abroad
Bollywood strikes, Hard Gay also strikes (sort of), and a tragic farewell to a popular Korean actress. All this and more in the latest edition of News from Abroad.