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Let me start with a personal note. I have been reading, writing, watching and obsessing with Asian cinema for about 15 years now and in that time frame, Mark Schilling has always set the bar for me regarding writing about Japanese cinema through his reviews, interviews, feature articles and books. His style of writing is easy to read, to the point, without the complexities of academic texts or the unnecessary literary elements that so frequently torment contemporary reviews, and always very informative, highlighting the knowledge he has accumulated over decades of dealing with Japanese cinema. In that regard, it was a true pleasure to get the opportunity to read and review a book that collects some of his best writings of the last two decades (more than 60 interviews and hundreds of reviews).

The most obvious asset of the book is that, at 482 pages and in a rather large format,...