Japanese Cinema

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"Cowie's study orients these films and filmmakers around auteur and genre cinema, employing the kind of uncluttered, potted analysis that initially brought Japan to international light in studies by Donald Richie, Audie Brock, Joan Mellen, and Tadao Sato, among others." — Adam Bingham, Cinesate Magazine

"An impressively well written and seminal study of Japanese film making ranging from the iconic to the obscure." — The Midwest Book Review

"If you want to know why Kurosawa is the Beethoven, and Ozu the Chopin, of Japanese cinema—and much, much more—Peter Cowie’s Japanese Cinema is the book to read." — Walter Murch, Academy Award-winning editor and sound designer

"Peter Cowie’s erudition is stupendous. His critical acumen is unequaled. But it’s his humanity that makes his writing as special as it is. These short accounts of great Japanese filmmakers, and of Cowie’s relationship to their work, create a portrait of Japanese cinema that is both enjoyable and indispensable." — Glenn Kenny, film critic