Jonathan_Wroot - Cinema and the Tale of Storytellers - Asia and Japan
Dr Jonathan Wroot is a Lecturer in Film Studies and his research looks into Japanese cinema; transnational cinema;
We talked about the representation of Japanese culture and Film in western word/UK by the distributors. Myths about the Samurai and historically accurate characteristics. There are some enticing film recommendations if you are interested in Japanese films or anime. We also talked about the role of Netflix, future of cinema and how can we preserve the archives of brilliant films from a catastrophic disaster!
Film reception; genre within film and media; home media formats; industry studies.
