About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Shinya Tsukamoto's film 'Vital' with guest Jennifer Upton.

Writer and Japanese film scholar Jennifer Upton returns again, and this time we're discussing Shinya Tsukamoto's Vital. Hosted by Perry Constantine Guest-Starring Jennifer Upton Visit Jennifer's website and check out her book, Japanese Cult Cinema: Films From the Second Golden Age. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ ⁠https://nordvpn.com/fspn⁠. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ⁠JapanOnFilm.com⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ ⁠Film Stories Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Perry Constantine

Guest: Jennifer Upton

Topics covered

• Japanese cinema
• film analysis
• Shinya Tsukamoto
• cult films
• anime
• manga

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Japan On Film, Film Stories Podcast Network

Books & works: Vital, Japanese Cult Cinema: Films From the Second Golden Age

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