There are so many great films made each year in Japan, that never get a chance to find an audience abroad. So, over the next weeks, months and hopefully years Japan Flix will strive to bring you the best Japanese cinema we can get our hands on. But we’ll need your help. As we move forward, let us know your thoughts, feelings, and recommendations so that we may continue to bring you the cinema you want. Let’s build Japan Flix together.
If possible, I would love to see more older films that are not available on subtitled DVDs. For myself, this would include both films from Shin-Toho, to under represented classic filmmakers like Kon Ichikawa, Tomu Uchida and Mikio Naruse.
Naruse and Ichikawa are getting more attention which is nice but otherwise you’re right. There was an interesting article in the NY Times regarding foreign films in America… http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/movies/awardsseason/30scott.html?_r=1&ref=arts