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Mark Schilling

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American film critic, journalist, translator, and author (born 1949)
Mark Schilling
Born1949 (age 76–77)
OccupationsFilm critic, journalist

Mark Schilling (born 1949)[1] is an Americanfilm critic, journalist, translator, and author based inTokyo,Japan. He has written forThe Japan Times,Variety, andScreen International.

Biography

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Schilling began working forThe Japan Times in 1989.[2]

He has been an occasionalcommentator forNHK's English broadcasts ofsumo tournaments since they began in 1992.[3][4] He wroteSumo: A Fan's Guide in 1994, and previously co-wroteJesse: Sumo Superstar in 1985 aboutTakamiyama Daigorō.[5] He has also reported on the sport forVariety.[6]

Schilling's 1997 book,The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture, was described by D. James Romero ofLos Angeles Times as "a history as well as a guidebook to one of the freshest influences in the American popular stream."[7]

He was a script advisor for the 2003 Hollywood filmThe Last Samurai.[2]

Schilling has also written books such asContemporary Japanese Film,[8]The Yakuza Movie Book: A Guide to Japanese Gangster Films,[9] andNo Borders, No Limits: Nikkatsu Action Cinema.[10]

He curated the "No Borders, No Limits: 1960s Nikkatsu Action Cinema" series forJapan Society in 2007.[11]

Bibliography

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Author

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  • Sumo: A Fan's Guide (1994)
  • The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture (1997)
  • Contemporary Japanese Film (2003)
  • The Yakuza Movie Book: A Guide to Japanese Gangster Films (2003)
  • No Borders, No Limits: Nikkatsu Action Cinema (2007)
  • Art, Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema Since 2000 (2020)

Translator

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  • Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time (1999)
  • Kenzo Kitakata'sWinter Sleep (2004)

References

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  1. ^Heiter, Celeste, ed. (2009).To Japan with Love: A Travel Guide for the Connoisseur. San Francisco: ThingsAsian Press. p. 266.
  2. ^abSmith, Alyssa I. (January 18, 2020)."Want to know Japanese cinema? Get to know Mark Schilling".The Japan Times.
  3. ^"'Sumodo' documentary offers a rare inside look at the competitive world of sumo".The Japan Times. November 6, 2020.
  4. ^"Horrors of Malformed Men".DVD Talk. August 28, 2007.He also does great play-by-play sumo commentary for NHK, but that's another story.
  5. ^"Bulk, Violence and a Loincloth : Sumo's Culture Shock No Bar to Foreigners".Los Angeles Times. December 12, 1985.
  6. ^"NHK cancels Nagoya Grand Sumo coverage".Variety. July 7, 2010.
  7. ^Romero, D. James (November 13, 1997)."Western Influence: What Goes Around Comes Around".Los Angeles Times.
  8. ^Sharp, Jasper (February 16, 2004)."Midnight Eye book review: Contemporary Japanese Film".Midnight Eye.
  9. ^Mes, Tom (March 10, 2004)."Midnight Eye book review: The Yakuza Movie Book: A Guide to Japanese Gangster Films".Midnight Eye.
  10. ^Mes, Tom (January 18, 2008)."Midnight Eye book review: No Borders, No Limits: Nikkatsu Action Cinema".Midnight Eye.
  11. ^Hale, Mike (September 23, 2007)."Film".The New York Times.

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