Title: WORTH THE HUNT
Review: If you want to learn about Japanese cinema, I'd suggest one of two books: Donald Richie's "A Hundred Years of Japanese Film" and Tadao Sato's "Currents In Japanese Cinema". The difference: although Richie's work is actually very complete, compared to Satos's book, Richie's is almost "for dummies". I explain: Sato's "Currents" is not just an inventory of Japanese directors, films, synopsis and opinions, but also a first hand approach to the historic and cultural context and implications of those directors and films. Both are useful maps, but Sato's resembles more the territory.Now, it doesn't cover the last 20 or 25 years, because, strangely enough, it hasn't been reprinted since the 80s. So, I actually bought a second hand copy from a very good seller, and although he said it had some minor wear, the book is in incredible shape after more than two decades: No underlines, no marks, no missing pages. More than enough for my 10 bucks.
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