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“When Tokyo was last preparing to host the Olympics, in 1964, international recognition of Japanese cinema didn’t reach far beyond Kurosawa Akira’s post-war run of now-classic crossover films. Critics and programmers were still sharpening their claims for the mid-century pearls of the late Ozu Yasujiro and Mizoguchi Kenji, while the Japanese new wave of filmmakers like Oshima Nagisa and Imamura Shohei was just beginning to shake up the arthouse.
Find capsule reviews of Barefoot Gen, Mind Game, and Summer Wars in the Sight & Sound Anime Special.