Show Notes
This week, it’s lights, camera, action!
Asia Stream has gone Hollywood. Following an Oscars that made headlines for all the wrong reasons, we take a deeper look at the biggest awards in film and ask why they do such a poor job reflecting the scope of global cinema. Then, Asia Stream correspondent Monica Hunter-Hart takes a deeper dive into the history of Asian cinema, with a focus on Japan in particular, speaking to studio veterans, film critics, and historians.
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Asia Stream is hosted by Jack Stone Truitt and produced by Monica Hunter-Hart and Nikkei Asia digital editor Wajahat S. Khan.
Related to this episode:
Japan's 'Drive My Car' wins Oscar for best international film, by Wajahat Khan
A win for this Indian documentary would make Oscars history, by Mythily Ramachandran
Oscar buzz builds for breakthrough Bhutanese film, by Nidup Gyeltshen and Phuntsho Wangdi
Can Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi follow renowned Kurosawa?, by Shigeki Koga
Japan's 'Drive My Car' stokes 'Parasite'-esque Oscar buzz, by Shigeki Koga
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