Dear All
With apologies for cross-posting.
As per my previous messages about this online book launch, please now find
the recording of this event via this YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb4GjDZY994
Thanks to those who attended, and thank you to the Japan Foundation for
hosting and recording.
Jonathan
Dr Jonathan Wroot
Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
University of Greenwich.
PhD, MA and BA (Hons)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Email: [log in to unmask]
https://gre.academia.edu/JonathanWroot
On Tue, 3 May 2022 at 10:06, Jonathan Wroot <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Dear All
>>
>> With apologies for cross-posting.
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>> Please find below details for this online book launch event, taking place
>> on Zoom, on 5th May at 7pm (BST).
>>
>> This talk will also be recorded by the Japan Foundation, and provided on
>> YouTube afterwards.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>> Dr Jonathan Wroot
>> Senior Lecturer in Film Studies
>> University of Greenwich.
>> PhD, MA and BA (Hons)
>>
>> Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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>> Email: j <[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
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>> https://gre.academia.edu/JonathanWroot
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>> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 at 15:58
>> Subject: Online Talk: Reality or Fantasy? Creating the Hero of the Blind
>> Swordsman
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>> *Date*: Thursday, 5 May 2022, 7:00pm (BST)
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>> *Online Event hosted on Zoom*
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>> *Zatoichi* is regarded as one of the most influential characters from
>> Japanese *jidai-geki* (period films). The first film out of 29 Japanese
>> titles was directed by MISUMI Kenji and released in 1962. The series gained
>> so much popularity that it was later remade in the USA. Despite being
>> blind, Zatoichi is an accomplished sword fighter who beats many villains,
>> and is inspiring enough to capture the hearts of even contemporary film
>> makers such as KITANO Takeshi and MIIKE Takashi. Although adapted from
>> literature and supposedly modelled on a real person, the film’s version of
>> the character is far from the original influences. It was certainly the
>> popularity of the films that pushed *Zatoichi* into the limelight. How
>> was this blind hero invented and what factored into his success?
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>> Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first film of *Zatoichi*, in
>> this online talk *Dr Jonathan Wroot*, who published *The Paths of
>> Zatoichi*, will introduce his latest book explaining the process of the
>> characterisation of the famous blind swordsman, while referring to his
>> impact on history and the cultural context. Together with *Dr Dolores
>> Martinez *and *Dr Jasper Sharp*, the talk will also explore the
>> representation of Zatoichi as a hero who is blind and why such a character
>> is frequently portrayed within *jidai-geki *films and TV shows; while
>> also considering the other examples of blind people in Japanese film and
>> culture.
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>> *Speakers*
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>> *Dr Jonathan Wroot* <https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/las/jonathan-wroot>
>> is Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Film Studies at the University
>> of Greenwich. He has previously published research on home media formats
>> and Asian cinema distribution. He co-edited a collection entitled *New
>> Blood: Framing 21st Century Horror*, for UWP, in 2021, in addition to
>> his monograph on the *Zatoichi* film and TV franchise. Some of this
>> research will be appearing in the forthcoming edited collection, *Women
>> in East Asian Cinema*. He has contributed to the podcast series *Beyond
>> Japan* and *Second Features*, as well as the Japan Foundation Touring
>> Film Programme 2022 <https://www.jpf-film.org.uk/>.
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>> *Dolores P. Martinez *is Emeritus Reader in Anthropology at SOAS,
>> University of London and a Research Affiliate at ISCA, University of
>> Oxford. She has written on maritime anthropology, tourism, religion,
>> gender, film, and popular culture in Japan, as well as on women’s football
>> in the USA, documentaries, and humour in science fiction films. Her
>> publications include *Identity and Ritual in a Japanese Diving Village*; *Remaking
>> Kurosawa*; editor of *The Worlds of Japanese Popular Culture*; and
>> co-editor, *Assembling Japan *and* Persistently Postwar*.
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>> *Dr Jasper Sharp* is an author, filmmaker and curator known for his work
>> on Japanese cinema and the co-founder of the film website Midnight Eye
>> <http://www.midnighteye.com/>. His books include *The Midnight Eye Guide
>> to New Japanese Film* (2004), joint-written with Tom Mes, *Behind the
>> Pink Curtain* (2008) and *The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema*
>> (2011). His work has appeared in publications including *Sight & Sound*, *The
>> Guardian*, *The Japan Times*, and *Film International*, and on numerous
>> home video releases. Between 2010 and 2014 he was the director of Zipangu
>> Fest, a London-based festival dedicated to showcasing Japanese independent
>> cinema, and was the Artistic Director of the Asia House Film Festival
>> between 2014 and 2016. He is the co-director with Tim Grabham of *The
>> Creeping Garden* <http://www.creepinggarden.com/> (2014), an
>> award-winning documentary about plasmodial slime moulds, and currently
>> works as a disc producer for Arrow Films.
>>
>> This online event is free to attend but registration is essential. To
>> reserve your space,
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>> *please book your ticket here*
>> <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reality-or-fantasy-creating-the-hero-of-the-blind-swordsman-tickets-320539461157>
>> *.*
>>
>> *The Paths of Zatoichi*
>> * The Global Influence of the Blind Swordsman*
>>
>> *By Dr Jonathan Wroot *
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>> *is available for purchase **here*
>> <https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793601216/>*. *
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>> *Please use code LXFANDF30 for 30% off when ordering.*
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