Genjū Sasa
Genjū Sasa (14 January 1900 – 7 July 1959) was a left-wing Japanese film director and film critic. He was a founding member of the Proletarian Film League of Japan (Prokino), providing inspiration to the movement through his writings and his films.
Also recorded as Genju Sasa · Genjuu Sasa
Genjū Sasa
- Born
- 1900 · Hiroshima Prefecture.
- Died
- 1959
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- film critic · film director · journalist
- Languages
- Japanese
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Born at Hiroshima Prefecture in 1900, died in 1959.
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- Makino, Mamoru. "Rethinking the Emergence of the Proletarian Film League of Japan (Prokino)". In Praise of Film Studies: Essays in Honor of Makino Mamoru. Eds. Aaron Gerow and Abé Mark Nornes (Kinema Club, 2001).
- Prewar Proletarian Film Movements Collection. Center for Japanese Studies, Université de Michigan. Texte intégral de nombreuses publications Prokino, dont quelques-uns des articles de Sasa.
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