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Interviews for Midnight Eye

Articles, Reviews and Journal Papers (print only)

  • Pink thrills: Japanese sex movies go global.” Japan Times December 4th 2008.
  • “Sex, Violence and Politics – Japanese Style: A Peep into the Pornographic Underworld of the Pink Film.” Vertigo vol. 3 no.4 Winter 2007: 62-63.
  • Tachiguishi Retsuden.” 3D World, April 2007: 30-31.
  • Tales from Earthsea.” 3D World, January 2007: 42-45.
  • Tekkon Kinkreet.” 3D World, January 2007: 20-21.
  • Forgotten Roots of Japanimation: Masters of Puppets.” Film International issue 25 vol. 5 no. 1, 2007: 58-72.
  • Forgotten Roots of Japanimation: In Praise of Shadows”. Film International issue 21, vol. 4 no. 3, 2006: 30-48.
  • Advent Children.” 3D World, October 2005: 36-40.
  • “Kings of the Castle: Howl’s Moving Castle.” 3D World, October 2005: 72-76.
  • Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean.” Film International Issue 16, 2005: 54-55.
  • Peep “TV” Show.” Film International Issue 16, 2005: 56-57.
  • Takashige Ichise: Man in the Shadows.” Film International Volume 3 Issue 17, September 2005: 4-5.
  • Edogawa Rampo: A Hellish Mirror.” Film International issue 19, vol. 4 no. 1, 2006: 24-34.

For Sight & Sound Magazine

  • Love and Honour. Volume 19 Issue 1, January 2009.
  • Tokyo Sonata. Volume 19 Issue 2, February 2009.
  • Who’s Camus Anyway?. Volume 19 Issue 4, April 2009.
  • My Name is Bruce. Volume 19 Issue 5, May 2009.
  • Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!. Volume 19 Issue 6, June 2009.
  • A Page of Madness: Cinema and Modernity in 1920s Japan (book review). Volume 19 Issue 6, June 2009.
  • Drag Me to Hell. Volume 19 Issue 7, July 2009.
  • Red Cliff. Volume 19 Issue 7, July 2009.
  • Richard Stanley and Koji Wakamatsu pieces for The Wild Bunch maverick directors feature. Volume 19 Issue 7, July 2009.
  • Ip Man. Volume 19 Issue 11, November 2009.
  • Thirst. Volume 19 Issue 11, November 2009.
  • Departures. Volume 20 Issue 1, January 2010.

Anthology Chapters and Catalogue Articles

  • Various entries in Dictionnaire du cinéma asiatique. Gombeau, Adrien ed. Paris: Nouveau Monde Editions, 2008.
  • “Futurescape: Tokyo’s animators present an expansive vision of the metropolis that their live-action counterparts can’t hope to match.” In Tokyo Life: Art and Design, Luna, Ian ed. New York: Rizzoli, 2008: 310-321.
  • “Between Dimensions: 3D Computer Generated Animation in Anime” in Ga-Netch?: The Manga Anime Syndrome. Frankfurt: Deutsches Filmmuseum, 2008: 120-133.
  • “I Am An SM Filmmaker: Ryuichi Hiroki” in 15th Raindance Film Festival catalogue, September 2007: 19-23.
  • “Film As Revolution: Masao Adachi” in 15th Raindance Film Festival catalogue, September 2007: 46-47.
  • “Inside Pink” in Film Out of Bounds: Essays and Interviews on Non-Mainstream Cinema Worldwide. Edwards, Matthew ed. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland, 2007: 50–60.
  • “Heavenly Hell: An Introduction to Nakagawa Nobuo ” in 30th Hong Kong International Film Festival special catalogue, April 2006.
  • “Poils au Japon” in Dictionnaire Mondial des Images. Gervereau, Laurent, ed. Paris: Nouveau Monde, 2006: 829-831.
  • “Before Anime: Japanese Animation 1925-1946” in Los Angeles Film Festival catalogue, 2005.
  • A Page of Madness” in The Cinema of Japan and Korea (24 Frames series). Bowyer, Justin ed. London: Wallflower, 2004: 11-22.
  • Perfect Blue” in The Cinema of Japan and Korea (24 Frames series). Bowyer, Justin ed. London: Wallflower, 2004: 161-170.

DVD Liner Notes, Commentaries and Video Interviews

  • The Watcher in the Attic(Mondo Macabro, US DVD release, 2009). Video introduction.
  • Assault! Jack the Ripper(Mondo Macabro, US DVD release, 2009). Video introduction.
  • Naked Rashomon(Mondo Macabro, US DVD release, 2009). Video introduction.
  • Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice(Mondo Macabro, US DVD release, 2009). Video introduction.
  • Sins of Sister Lucia(Mondo Macabro, US DVD release, 2009). Video introduction.
  • Female Prison: Caged!(Mondo Macabro, US DVD release, 2009). Video introduction.
  • The Tragedy of Belladonna (Rapid Eye Movies, German DVD release, 2009). Liner Notes.
  • Ambiguous (Rapid Eye Movies, German DVD release, 2009). Liner notes.
  • The Roots of Japanese Anime: Until the End of WWII (Zakka Films, US DVD release, 2008)
  • Tokyo X Erotica (Rapid Eye Movies, German DVD release, 2008). Liner notes.
  • Madame 0 (Synapse Video, US DVD release, 2008). Liner notes.
  • Cruel Story of Youth (Yume Pictures, UK DVD release, 2008). Liner notes.
  • The Sun’s Burial (Yume Pictures, UK DVD release, 2008). Liner notes.
  • Night and Fog in Japan (Yume Pictures, UK DVD release, 2008). Liner notes.
  • Pleasures of the Flesh (Yume Pictures, UK DVD release, 2008). Liner notes.
  • Violence at Noon (Yume Pictures, UK DVD release, 2008). Liner notes
  • The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai (Palm Pictures, US DVD release, 2007). Liner notes.
  • The Ballad of Narayama (Tartan Pictures, UK DVD release, 2007). Liner notes.
  • Horrors of Malformed Men (Synapse Video, US DVD release, 2007). Liner notes.
  • Uncle’s Paradise (Rapid Eye Movies, German DVD release, 2007). Video interview with director Shinji Imaoka.
  • The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai (Rapid Eye Movies, German DVD release, 2006). Liner notes.
  • Vengeance is Mine (Eureka, UK release, 2005). Liner notes.
  • Under the Carp Banner (Artsmagic, US DVD release, 2006). Liner notes and commentary.
  • Survey Map of a Paradise Lost (Artsmagic, US DVD release, 2006). Liner notes and commentary.
  • Love – Zero = Infinity (Artsmagic, US DVD release, 2006). Liner notes and commentary.
  • Rafureshia (Artsmagic, US DVD release), 2006. Liner notes and commentary.
  • EM: Embalming (Artsmagic, US DVD release), 2006. Liner notes and commentary.
  • An Obsession (Artsmagic, US DVD release), 2006. Liner notes and commentary.
  • Wild Life (Artsmagic, US DVD release), 2006. Liner notes and commentary.
  • Angel Guts box set (Artsmagic, US DVD release, 2005). Liner notes, commentaries and video interviews with directors Noboru Tanaka, Takashi Ishii and Toshihiro Ikeda.
  • Sabu (Artsmagic, US DVD release, 2004). Video interview with Takashi Miike.
  • Another Heaven (Artsmagic, US DVD release, 2004). Video interview with Joji Iida.
  • Battle Heater (Artsmagic, US DVD release, 2004). Video interview with Joji Iida.

Radio and Television

  • Anna May Wong: A Celestial Star in Piccadilly(as interviewee). A documentary about the star’s work in Britain, hosted by Anna Chen. Broadcast on Radio 4, January 13th 2009 .

Articles on Jasper Sharp

  • Adamson, Richard. “The Midnight Eye Story” in Kateigaho International Edition, vol. 17, Autumn 2007: 84-87.
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