1960s

Kwaidan: A Filmic Venture into Uncanny Japan

Eerie and beautiful, Kwaidan is the perfect introduction to the classic ghost stories of Japan. Further revelations await those who look deeper…

Review: Coed Revolution: The Female Student in the Japanese New Left

Chelsea Szendi Schieder's new book deftly and fascinatingly reframes the history of Japan's New Left around the women who contributed so much…

Funeral Parade of Roses: Five Facts About Japan’s New Wave Masterpiece

Equal parts seriousness and absurdity, Matsumoto Toshio's 1960 countercultural classic captures a tumultuous time in the history of modern Japan.