{"product_id":"pink-auteur-red-outlaw-william-andrews-9781937220129","title":"Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw: Adachi Masao and Japan's Cinema of Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScreenwriter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePainter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational criminal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdachi Masao is one of the most radical figures in postwar Japanese culture. Once a fugitive from the Japanese state, Adachi forged his filmmaking career amid the upheavals of 1960s and '70s counterculture, shaped by student uprisings, political violence, and global conflict. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis critical biography traces his life and work from early collaborations with Wakamatsu Koji and Oshima Nagisa, through his years in the Middle East fighting for the Palestinian cause with the Japanese Red Army, to his highly anticipated return to filmmaking in the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first-ever English-language book on Adachi, based on extensive interviews with the director, this study offers a vivid and comprehensive portrait of the filmmaker and his provocative oeuvre ー from socially engaged pink films and New Wave cinema to experimental documentary and avant-garde psychodrama. An essential read for those interested in cinema, history, or politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Andrews is a Tokyo-based writer and translator originally from Britain. He is the author of Dissenting Japan: A History of Japanese Radicalism and Counterculture, from 1945 to Fukushima and The Japanese Red Army: A Short History. His translations in the visual and performing arts have been widely published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Andrews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1937220125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937220129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Awai Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.77d","brand":"William Andrews","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801572618495,"sku":"9781937220129","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pink-auteur-red-outlaw-william-andrews-9781937220129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}