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Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film by Chris D
This is a populist book on various Japanese film directors, mostly covering the '60s and '70s, but also dealing with modern filmmakers such as Takashi Miike. It deals with the more extreme directors, not part of the arthouse establishment, the wild and violent creators, including interviews with its fourteen subjects - two actors, twelve directors. It's very well informed, but you don't get a lot in the way of formal insights, and the thematic discussions are pretty routine. He seems to be more keen in telling you about the exciting plots and how much violence there is, much of the time.