Alexander Jacoby
Alexander Jacoby lectures on Japenese film at Oxford Brookes University. He is the author of A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors.
Online articles
Classical virtues: Shindo Kaneto and Yoshimura Kozaburo Feature
Japanese director Shindo Kaneto, famed for ghost classic Onibaba, died on 29 May at the age of 100. To mark a BFI season, Alexander Jacoby pays tribute to the director and his long-term collaborator Yoshimura Kozaburo. From S&S July 2012
The Water Magician Close up
Alexander Jacoby hails a rare screening of Mizoguchi’s 1933 silent – his fourth surviving film, and first signature work – accompanied by an equally rare benshi narration. Web exclusive, October 2010