For nearly 60 years until his death in 2020, Obayashi Nobuhiko continued to challenge and expand the many fields of moving image production he engaged in, from experimental films to commercials, from idol movies to anti-war digital cinema. While justly celebrated in Japan, Obayashi remained largely unknown abroad until Hausu, his 1977 commercial feature debut, was finally released on DVD in English-language markets in 2010 to cult success.
Call for Blog Submissions, Published in Tandem with Guest-Edited Themed Issue "Un/Desirable Journeys ←→ Queer Elsewheres: South Asian Imaginaries Across Intersectional Terrain" (Feminist Review Issue 133, March 2023)
The Feminist Review Blog invites submissions in a range of multimedia formats to be published in tandem with the guest-edited themed journal issue in Feminist Review (Issue 133, March 2023) on the theme of ‘Un/Desirable Journeys ←→ Queer Elsewheres: South Asian Imaginaries Across Intersectional Terrain.’ The submission deadline for works to be published in the Feminist Review Blog is 1 December 2021.