Timothy Iles, Ph.D. (1997) in Modern Japanese Literature, University of Toronto, is Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Victoria. He has published on Japanese cinema, literature, and theatre, including Abe Kōbō: an Exploration of his Prose, Drama, and Theatre (European Press Academic Publishing, 2000).

"The ambitious scope of the work, with its suggestive exploration of the ways in which films speak to issues of identity, lays a valuable foundation for further investigation into cinema's relation to contemporary Japanese society."Laura Lee, University of Chicago, JAS

Timothy Iles, Ph.D. (1997) in Modern Japanese Literature, University of Toronto, is Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Victoria. He has published on Japanese cinema, literature, and theatre, including Abe Kōbō: an Exploration of his Prose, Drama, and Theatre (European Press Academic Publishing, 2000).

"The ambitious scope of the work, with its suggestive exploration of the ways in which films speak to issues of identity, lays a valuable foundation for further investigation into cinema's relation to contemporary Japanese society."Laura Lee, University of Chicago, JAS

Timothy Iles, Ph.D. (1997) in Modern Japanese Literature, University of Toronto, is Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Victoria. He has published on Japanese cinema, literature, and theatre, including Abe Kōbō: an Exploration of his Prose, Drama, and Theatre (European Press Academic Publishing, 2000).

"The ambitious scope of the work, with its suggestive exploration of the ways in which films speak to issues of identity, lays a valuable foundation for further investigation into cinema's relation to contemporary Japanese society."Laura Lee, University of Chicago, JAS