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Dear All

With apologies for cross-posting.

Please find below details for this online book launch event, taking place
on Zoom, on 5th May at 7pm.

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

Email: j <[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]

https://gre.academia.edu/JonathanWroot






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From: The Japan Foundation <[log in to unmask]>
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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film or literature related events.

<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reality-or-fantasy-creating-the-hero-of-the-blind-swordsman-tickets-320539461157>

*Date*: Thursday, 5 May 2022, 7:00pm (BST)

*Online Event hosted on Zoom*



*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?



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.



*Speakers*



*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/>.



*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*.



*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,

*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 *

*is available for purchase **here* <https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793601216/>*.
*



*Please use code LXFANDF30 for 30% off when ordering.*



*For individual use only and may not be combined with other offers and
discounts

*Event in collaboration with:*

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*@japanfoundationlondon
*

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