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Mark Player
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Writer/researcher. East Asian cinema (mainly Japan), 8mm film, (cyber)punk and DIY media.
Book: JAPANESE CINEMA AND PUNK - out now
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Big news!

My first book, JAPANESE CINEMA AND PUNK, is out next month, published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Japanese Cinema and Punk
In Japanese Cinema and Punk, Mark Player examines how the do-it-yourself ethos of punk empowered a new generation of Japanese filmmakers during a period of cris…
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Tatsuya Nakadai riding a demon motorcycle to death in The Wicked City. What a legend.
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Shocked to hear of the death of Oki Hiroyuki, one of the pioneer queer filmmakers in Japan. He was only 61. Working in a variety of media and genres, from experimental and documentary film to performance art, Oki-san was a daring artist who made the body both the subject and the method of his art.
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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My partner appears in the Asahi newspaper, describing the collection of interviews she is putting together of filmmakers attending this year's Yamagata Film Festival.. Please support the crowd funding if you can.

www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
世界各国の監督の声を届けたい 山形映画祭がCFでインタビュー集:朝日新聞
山形市で9日に開幕する山形国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭で、世界各国から訪れる映画監督のインタビュー集を作る資金をクラウドファンディング(CF)で募っている。インタビュー集編集長の小野聖子さんは「様々な…
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October 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Yoshihiko Matsui, director of Noisy Requiem, has made a new film - his first in 18 years. It's called Kon'na koto ga atta (こんな事があった)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLT5...
映画『こんな事があった』予告編|9.13公開
YouTube video by イーチタイム
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October 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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If you're at FrightFest this weekend, I look forward to seeing you on Sunday, with a wad of banknotes in your hand which I'll happily exchange for a signed copy of the new edition of Behind the Pink Curtain! #frightfest #pinkueiga #pinkfilm #behindthepinkcurtain #fabpress @fabpress.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Call for Papers: Mechademia 2026 Conference
Theme: Traversing Trans-Asian Imaginaries: Anime, Manga, and Media Cultures
Dates: 29–30 May, 2026
Location: National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
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CFP: Mechademia 2026 Conference (National University of Singapore, 29-30 May 2026; deadline 15 Oct. 2025) | H-Net
Annual ConferenceCall for Papers: Mechademia 2026 ConferenceTheme: Traversing Trans-Asian Imaginaries: Anime, Manga, and Media CulturesDates: 29–30 May, 2026Location: National University of Singapore ...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Calling film fans in the UK!

Hong Kong Film Festival UK has announced full line-up for their latest edition. Opening with MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (dir. Oliver Chan) and concluding with DRIFTING PETALS (dir. Clara Law).

For details: www.hkff.uk/fullprogramme
August 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Happy Publication Day to Me

Darkness Visible the Cinema of Jonathan Glazer is available from the publisher at the lowest price £16 in the UK or $18 US

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Darkness Visible: The Cinema of Jonathan Glazer - Sticking Place Books
John Bleasdale Jonathan Glazer has created some of the most unforgettable images in twenty-first-century cinema. From the dreamlike menace of Sexy Beast to the haunting abstractions of Under the Skin ...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Keishi Kondo's slowburn horror NEW RELIGION is part of our 20th Anniversary #Sale going on til June 6 @terracottadist.bsky.social‬!
20% off in cart!
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Bluray has loads of bonus features @keishikondo.bsky.social
Region free release
May 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Save 20% on all Third Window x Nobuhiko Obayashi blurays until June 6th as part of our 20th Anniversary Sale going on now @terracottadist.bsky.social‬!
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20% off in cart!
May 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Out today. Still can't quite believe it.
May 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Can't quite believe I'm at Harvard (!) this weekend, talking about amateur film in 1950s Japan and this little guy
May 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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So happy to see TOKYO POP on Bluray in the UK. About 10 years ago, I tried to find a print to screen theatrically, and even the director has no idea where to find so much as a negative. Since then, one was located and this is the resulting restoration. Really a film you wanna see.
May 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Pop back to Tokyo in the 80s with these two amazing music based films playing back to back on April 25 in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social!
Hosted by Will Stewart of Madegood Films!
Tickets at thenickel.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Great to see 88 Films' new UK blu of PINOCCHIO 964 out in the wild today. Writing the booklet essay for this was a dream gig.
April 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Big news!

My first book, JAPANESE CINEMA AND PUNK, is out next month, published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Japanese Cinema and Punk
In Japanese Cinema and Punk, Mark Player examines how the do-it-yourself ethos of punk empowered a new generation of Japanese filmmakers during a period of cris…
www.bloomsbury.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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The Prince Charles Cinema is a wonderful venue partner and an essential aspect of film culture. Please help #SavethePCC by signing and sharing the petition below:
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
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January 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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November 18, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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Here are the latest 3 films in our Directors Company series!
Order them @terracottadist.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/48HtPxm
Featuring bonus features @jaspersharp.bsky.social / @jamesbal.bsky.social / Tom Mes / Samm Deighan / Jerry White / Matthew Carter + more!
Designs @gokaiju.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM