Mark Schilling (born 1949) is an American
film critic
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, journalist, translator, and author based in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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. He has written for ''
The Japan Times
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History
''The Japan Times'' was launched b ...
'', ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'', and ''
Screen International
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The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. ...
''.
Biography
Schilling began working for ''
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
History
''The Japan Times'' was launched b ...
'' in 1989.
He has been an occasional
commentator for
NHK's English broadcasts of
sumo
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tournaments since they began in 1992. He wrote ''Sumo: A Fan's Guide'' in 1994, and previously co-wrote ''Jesse: Sumo Superstar'' in 1985 about
Takamiyama Daigorō. He has also reported on the sport for ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
''.
Schilling's 1997 book, ''The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture'', was described by D. James Romero of ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' as "a history as well as a guidebook to one of the freshest influences in the American popular stream."
He was a script advisor for the 2003 Hollywood film ''
The Last Samurai''.
Schilling has also written books such as ''Contemporary Japanese Film'', ''The Yakuza Movie Book: A Guide to Japanese Gangster Films'', and ''No Borders, No Limits: Nikkatsu Action Cinema''.
He curated the "No Borders, No Limits: 1960s Nikkatsu Action Cinema" series for
Japan Society in 2007.
Bibliography
Author
* ''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
* ''Princess Mononoke: The Art and Making of Japan's Most Popular Film of All Time'' (1999)
*
Kenzo Kitakata's ''Winter Sleep'' (2004)
References
External links
Mark Schilling's Tokyo Ramen– Official website
Mark Schillingat ''
The Japan Times
''The Japan Times'' is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by , a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
History
''The Japan Times'' was launched b ...
''
Mark Schillingat ''
Variety
Variety may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
''
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1949 births
American expatriates in Japan
American film critics
American male non-fiction writers
American non-fiction writers
Journalists from Ohio
Living people
People from Zanesville, Ohio
Sumo people