<DIV><p>"An indispensable guide to Japanese cinema and culture." ?<B><I>Library Journal</I></B><BR><BR>"Viewed any which way, Japan through the eyes of Donald Richie is an interesting and rewarding place to read about. This is...yet another reminder that he is a master of the short essay and a thought-provoking guide to his subject." ?<B>Jeff Kingston, <I>The Japan Times</I></B><BR><BR>This definitive new collection of essays by the writer <I>Time</I> calls "the dean of arts critics in Japan" ranges from Kyogen drama to the sex shows of Shinjuku, from film and Buddhism to Butoh and retro rock 'n' roll, from <I>wasei eigo</I> (Japanese/English) to <I>mizushobai</I>, the fine art of pleasing. Spanning some fifty years, these thirty-seven essays?most never anthologized before?offer cross-sections of Japan's enormous cultural power. They reflect the unique perspective of a man attempting to understand his adopted home.</p><p>The writings of <B>Donald Richie</B>?film critic, reviewer, novelist, and essayist?have influenced generations of Japan observers around the world.</p><BR></DIV>