Monthly Archives: Oct 2019

Post-trauma sexploitation: Salvation and women in Wakamatsu Kōji’s Eros Eterna

Posted on Oct 15, 2019 by William Andrews

This essay will discuss Eros Eterna (1977), one of the lesser-known films of the Japanese director Wakamatsu Kōji, arguing that it is a neglected yet layered work that demands reassessment within not only Wakamatsu’s career and oeuvre but also the … Continue reading →

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Arrests and raids during police crackdown on New Left radicals ahead of Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony

Posted on Oct 13, 2019 by William Andrews

Ahead of Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony on 22 October, Japanese police have raided sites connected with two major left-wing groups and made arrests. On 2 October, Tokyo Metropolitan Police and Saitama Prefectural Police carried out a raid on Zenshinsha, the … Continue reading →

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