Japanese Film after Mr Pink
It was just before the last millennium that Kinema Junpo, Japan’s most prestigious film journal reflected the worldwide influence made by the American director, Quentine Tarantino and noted that a number of Japanese young film makers who emerged in to the Japanese film scene from the mid 90s, quite arguably, as “Post-Tarantino Directors”. Although their style and work are unique to each film maker, they all belong to a generation where videos were the most accessible tool for watching films and where digital technology is part of their life; they feel comfortable in sampling and remixing details of films of the past, presenting a new world of moving image.