Author of: Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: Adachi Masao and Japan’s Cinema of Revolution (2026), Dissenting Japan (2016)
Setagaya, Tokyo
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It gives me great pleasure to share the release of my decade-in-the-writing critical biography of filmmaker/activist Adachi Masao. Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: Adachi Masao and Japan’s Cinema of Revolution is out September 1 via @Awai_Books. awaimedia.com/WilliamAndrews…
Chiba Tetsuya’s manga portrayals of underdogs fighting against the odds gained a whole new political nuance when members of the Red Army Faction hijacked an airliner in 1970 and famously declared, “We are Tomorrow’s Joe!” (referring to Chiba’s classic eponymous manga).
It was very nice to talk with the New Books Network about my biography of Adachi Masao. We had an hour-long conversation about cinema, politics, collaboration, problematic sources, and more! newbooksnetwork.com/pink-aut…
Looking forward to reading Ian Martin’s new, strikingly titled book, Tokyo Doesn’t Exist, a travel memoir and exploration of Japan’s local music scenes. (Full disclosure: Awai Books also recently published my book on Adachi Masao, Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw.) awaimedia.com/Tokyo_Doesnt_E…
It's not my preferred way to buy books, but Tokyo Doesn't Exist is now available from Amazon. Given the spirit of artistic integrity over commercial success that the memoir is passionately championing, ordering through your local bookshop is even better! amazon.com/Tokyo-Doesnt-Exis…
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William Andrews writes on the life and career of Masao Adachi, an iconic director—labeled as a provocateur, a radical, and a terrorist—whose filmography encompasses sexploitation, underground cinema, experimental documentary, biopics, and dark comedy. mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/m…
My piece on Masao Adachi for Mubi Notebook: Demystifying a Legend. Labelled variously a provocateur, a radical, and a terrorist, the life and career of the iconic Japanese director is long misunderstood. mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/m…
The essay is an extension of one of the aims of my recently published book, Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: to demystify and rectify some of the misconceptions associated with Adachi. awaimedia.com/WilliamAndrews…
Tokyo Grand Guignol, one of the most famous fringe theatre companies in 1980s Japan, and a major successor to the underground theatre movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. This performance is “Mercuro”.
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Ian F. Martin’s new book, "Tokyo Doesn’t Exist: Not a Guide to Music or Cycling in Japan," is out now!
Bicycle vicariously through the underground music scenes of all 47 Japanese prefectures🚲🎸
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I was very happy to interview @TokyoStages about his excellent new book on the great radical Japanese filmmaker Masao Adachi
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Depending on your time zone, Ian F. Martin’s “Tokyo Doesn’t Exist: Not a Guide to Music or Cycling in Japan” is out in three days 🚲🎸
Don't not pre-order now!
My chapbook An Eighth Man: Reflections on Migrant Workers in Japan is now available from @TokyoUtility. Inspired by John Berger, it interweaves text and photographs (by @damoncoulter) to examine the recent wave of economic migrants to Japan through the eyes of a foreign resident.
Brutalism is perhaps the most appropriate choice to celebrate the anniversary of annexing a territory that was seized after subjugating indigenous Ainu.
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El cineasta japonés Masao Adachi pasó casi tres décadas en el Líbano junto a la resistencia palestina. Hoy, sin pasaporte y prácticamente ignorado en su país, a sus 87 años está creando el cine más comprometido políticamente de Japón.
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Very pleased to receive this treasure trove of zines and other materials from the Institute of Barbarian Books. barbarianbooks.institute
