Author of: Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: Adachi Masao and Japan’s Cinema of Revolution (2026), Dissenting Japan (2016)
Setagaya, Tokyo
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It gives me great pleasure to share the release of my decade-in-the-writing critical biography of filmmaker/activist Adachi Masao. Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: Adachi Masao and Japan’s Cinema of Revolution is out September 1 via @Awai_Books. awaimedia.com/WilliamAndrews…
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Five essential Adachi Masao films! William Andrews, author of our new Adachi biography, introduces his work for Tokyo Calling.
“Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: A Short Introduction to Adachi Masao’s Films.”
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Now available from Mosakusha in Shinjuku, Sailosaibin in Sasazuka, and more! throwoutyourbooks.wordpress.…
My chapbook An Eighth Man: Reflections on Migrant Workers in Japan is now available from @TokyoUtility. Inspired by John Berger, it interweaves text and photographs (by @damoncoulter) to examine the recent wave of economic migrants to Japan through the eyes of a foreign resident.
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Cool reading material alert!
4 new titles in the Vinegar Syndrome store are bound to get your imagination going.
--FICTIONAL SELVES: memoir by @kyle_maclachlan, released by @CrownPublishing
--HANNIBAL LECTER: A LIFE by @BrianRaftery, released by @SimonSchuster
--Joe Matt's revered graphic novel/autobiography PEEPSHOW from @fantagraphics
--William Andrews' (@tokyostages) examination of Adachi Masao from @Awai_Books
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The playwright, dancer and theatre artist Akuta Masahiko has died, it was announced today. He was 80 years old. In the late 1960s, he was a member of the University of Tokyo Zenkyoto student movement. He famously invited Mishima Yukio to debate the students, which was filmed.
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A wild scene in a Tokyo courtroom today:
「At the beginning of the trial, the presiding judge asked the defendant whether the charges against him were accurate. Instead of answering, the defendant stood up and took what appeared to be a paper Japanese national flag from an envelope-like object.
"This is a Japanese national flag made in accordance with the Act on National Flag and Anthem," he declared, before tearing up two flags in quick succession. The pieces of paper scattered across the courtroom floor.
He then produced a third flag, took a brown substance resembling chocolate out of his trousers, and stuffed it into his mouth. After wiping his mouth with the flag, he stated, "That's all."」
The trial was subsequently suspended for approximately 30 minutes.
The man is on trial for throwing Molotov cocktails at the LDP headquarters and ramming his car into a barrier in front of the PM's residence in 2024.
【初公判】自民党本部前で火炎瓶投げつけ、被告の男が“日の丸”描かれた紙を破る
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自民党本部前で火炎瓶を投げつけたなどの罪に問われた男が、初公判で日の丸が描かれた紙を破るなど不規則な言動を繰り返し、裁判が一時休廷した。
Always a treat to spot your own book in the wild. The only photographer to hand was my eight-year-old daughter, whose skills with a camera seem almost as inconsistent as my ability to smile naturally.
Chiba Tetsuya’s manga portrayals of underdogs fighting against the odds gained a whole new political nuance when members of the Red Army Faction hijacked an airliner in 1970 and famously declared, “We are Tomorrow’s Joe!” (referring to Chiba’s classic eponymous manga).
It was very nice to talk with the New Books Network about my biography of Adachi Masao. We had an hour-long conversation about cinema, politics, collaboration, problematic sources, and more! newbooksnetwork.com/pink-aut…
Looking forward to reading Ian Martin’s new, strikingly titled book, Tokyo Doesn’t Exist, a travel memoir and exploration of Japan’s local music scenes. (Full disclosure: Awai Books also recently published my book on Adachi Masao, Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw.) awaimedia.com/Tokyo_Doesnt_E…
It's not my preferred way to buy books, but Tokyo Doesn't Exist is now available from Amazon. Given the spirit of artistic integrity over commercial success that the memoir is passionately championing, ordering through your local bookshop is even better! amazon.com/Tokyo-Doesnt-Exis…
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William Andrews writes on the life and career of Masao Adachi, an iconic director—labeled as a provocateur, a radical, and a terrorist—whose filmography encompasses sexploitation, underground cinema, experimental documentary, biopics, and dark comedy. mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/m…
My piece on Masao Adachi for Mubi Notebook: Demystifying a Legend. Labelled variously a provocateur, a radical, and a terrorist, the life and career of the iconic Japanese director is long misunderstood. mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/m…
The essay is an extension of one of the aims of my recently published book, Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: to demystify and rectify some of the misconceptions associated with Adachi. awaimedia.com/WilliamAndrews…
Tokyo Grand Guignol, one of the most famous fringe theatre companies in 1980s Japan, and a major successor to the underground theatre movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. This performance is “Mercuro”.
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Ian F. Martin’s new book, "Tokyo Doesn’t Exist: Not a Guide to Music or Cycling in Japan," is out now!
Bicycle vicariously through the underground music scenes of all 47 Japanese prefectures🚲🎸
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I was very happy to interview @TokyoStages about his excellent new book on the great radical Japanese filmmaker Masao Adachi
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