The first film journal devoted to the Asia-Pacific region as a whole provides a forum in which Asian and Western cinemas can be introduced to and appreciated by a world-wide audience. Publication of this semiannual journal ceased in July 1994 with Volume 8, no. 2.

Contents:

Foreword

Editors’ Note

Film and Society: Public Rituals and Private Space

by Dudley Andrew

Viewing Japanese Film: Some Considerations

by Donald Richie

Hollywood Reconsidered: Reflections on the Classical American Film

by William Rothman

The Destiny of Samurai Films

by Michitaro Tada

Chinese Film Amidst the Tide of Reform

by Shao Mujun

Art, Vision, and Culture: Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy Revisited

by Wimal Dissanayake

From Ape-Man to Space-Baby: 2001, An Interpretation

by John Charlot

Responsible Soap: Discourses on Australian TV Drama

by John Tulloch