Dr Russell Edwards has been a professional film critic since the early 1990s, reviewed for Variety (2003–2012) and was President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia (2004–2006). A former advisor to the Busan International Film Festival, he is currently preparing an essay collection about the films of Peter Weir.

• Introduction Chapter One Scars, Tattoos, Flags and Exorcism: The Recurring Markers of National Trauma in the Rising Sun Cycle Chapter Two Jjokbari and Chinilpa: Caricatured Villains and Villainous Collaborators Chapter Three The Best of Enemies: The Rising Sun Cycle’s Ambivalence and Erasure of Friendly Japanese Chapter Four Moving Beyond Exorcism: The Way of Postcolonial Endurance Conclusion

Dr Russell Edwards has been a professional film critic since the early 1990s, reviewed for Variety (2003–2012) and was President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia (2004–2006). A former advisor to the Busan International Film Festival, he is currently preparing an essay collection about the films of Peter Weir.

• Introduction Chapter One Scars, Tattoos, Flags and Exorcism: The Recurring Markers of National Trauma in the Rising Sun Cycle Chapter Two Jjokbari and Chinilpa: Caricatured Villains and Villainous Collaborators Chapter Three The Best of Enemies: The Rising Sun Cycle’s Ambivalence and Erasure of Friendly Japanese Chapter Four Moving Beyond Exorcism: The Way of Postcolonial Endurance Conclusion

Dr Russell Edwards has been a professional film critic since the early 1990s, reviewed for Variety (2003–2012) and was President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia (2004–2006). A former advisor to the Busan International Film Festival, he is currently preparing an essay collection about the films of Peter Weir.

• Introduction Chapter One Scars, Tattoos, Flags and Exorcism: The Recurring Markers of National Trauma in the Rising Sun Cycle Chapter Two Jjokbari and Chinilpa: Caricatured Villains and Villainous Collaborators Chapter Three The Best of Enemies: The Rising Sun Cycle’s Ambivalence and Erasure of Friendly Japanese Chapter Four Moving Beyond Exorcism: The Way of Postcolonial Endurance Conclusion