City music versus Urban noise: the hell of modern sound in Japan

Companion to Japanese Cinema offers an up-to-date and rigorous examination of historical and modern Japanese cinema edited by the distinguished scholar David Desser, which counts on thirty contributors by leading scholars in the field of Japanese Film.

The so-called Ise taima, issued by the Imperial Grand Shrine at Ise, is the talisman of the supreme deity of the nation and the State, the ultimate and most significant emblem of Japan. Its history, import, and role.

Renowned mask-carver Kitazawa Hideta will be joined by author and producer of English-language noh Jannette Cheong to explore the process of designing, carving and working with noh masks.