Other Writing

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BFI (online)

• Sunrise/sunset: Akira Kurosawa’s first and last films, Sanshiro Sugata and Madadayo (17th February 2023)
• When Kurosawa made a Christmas film (8th December 2022)
• Where to begin with Kinuyo Tanaka (13th June 2022)
• Where to begin with Juzo Itami (30th May 2022)
• Cherry blossom season: 13 visions of springtime in Japanese cinema (1st April 2021)
• Where to begin with Naomi Kawase (14th September 2020)
• Where to begin with Yasujiro Ozu (8th June 2020)
• International Tea Day: Ozu and the everyday magic of The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice (27th May 2020)

Sight & Sound (Print)

• Sight & Sound June 2018, Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years 2 Review
• Sight & Sound March 2018, Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years 1 Review

Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll

• 2022

HOME Manchester

• Boxer programme note (1st September, 2022)

Senses of Cinema

• CTEQ Annotation: A Hero of Tokyo (April 2021)

Matchbox Cine Weird Weekend

• Trapped in the Bubble: The Crazy Families of a Pressure Cooker Society

Liner Notes

• JSA (Umbrella Films, 2024)
• The Quiet Family (Umbrella Films, 2024)
• Tokyo Decadence (88 Films, 2024)
• World Noir Vol 1 (Radiance Films, 2023)
• The Game Trilogy (Arrow Video, 2023)
• Big Time Gambling Boss (Radiance Films, 2023)
• Summer Time Machine Blues (Chameleon Films, 2022)
• Breaking News (Chameleon Films, 2022)
• The Invisible Man Appears / The Invisible Man Vs the Human Fly (Arrow Video, 2021)
• The Mad Fox (Arrow Video, 2020)
• New Battles Without Honour and Humanity (Arrow Video, 2017)