About: Constantine
- Website
- http://www.constantineintokyo.com
- Details
- Constantine is currently a graduate student in the United States chipping away at a Masters degree. She holds a BA in HIstory and International Relations from Boston University and is a former participant in the JET Programme, where she lived on an island off the coast of Tokyo called Izu Oshima. Here, you will find critical essays on Japanese history, culture and politics as well as film reviews spanning an ever-increasing range of genres (but focused primarily on Japan). There are also blogs about the JET Program, teaching, and life in Japan.
Posts by Constantine :
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February 2, 2012 Strange Facts about Constantine and Movies
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January 23, 2012 Feminism in Horror Film: Dead Wet Girls and Onryō
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January 19, 2012 Japanese Film Review: Takahashi Gen’s GOTH (2008)
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January 18, 2012 Hmm
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December 14, 2011 Japanese Film Review: Yamada Yoji’s KABEI: OUR MOTHER (2008)
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December 2, 2011 Film Review: Eli Craig’s TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL (2010)
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November 30, 2011 Japanese Film Review: Kaji Kengo’s SAMURAI PRINCESS (2009)
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November 28, 2011 Film Review: Kevin Smith’s RED STATE (2011)
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November 26, 2011 Japanese Film Review: Kon Satoshi’s PERFECT BLUE (1998)
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November 23, 2011 10 Best Horror Movies to Watch on Thanksgiving
Constantine for Imperial Overlord 2012
Lazy Cosplay Photo of the Week
Constantine Online
Film Reviews and Critical Essays
☆ 10 Best Horror Movies for Thanksgiving
☆ AUDITION (1999)
☆ BARBARELLA (1968)
☆ CHAKUSHIN ARI (2003)
☆ Constantine's Japanese Horror Bootcamp
☆ DAYBREAKERS (2010)
☆ DEADGIRL (2008)
☆ DEAD GIRL WALKING (2004)
☆ THE DESCENT (2005)
☆ Feminism in Horror Films: Dead Wet Girls and Onryo
☆ GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI (1999)
☆ GOHATTO (1999)
☆ GOTH (2008)
☆ HARAKIRI (1962)
☆ HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN (2011)
☆ JUNK: SHIRYO-GARI (2000)
☆ JU-ON (2002)
☆ KABEI (2008)
☆ MARTYRS (2008)
☆ MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER'S TAIL (1945)
☆ HBO's THE PACIFIC: PART ONE (2010)
☆ PITCH BLACK (2000)
☆ RED STATE (2011)
☆ THE RING (1998)
☆ SAMURAI PRINCESS (2009)
☆ SHIN HEIKE MONOGATARI (1955)
☆ SHOCK LABYRINTH 3D (2009)
☆ STACY (2001)
☆ TOKYO GORE POLICE (2008)
☆ TOKYO ZOMBIE (2005)
☆ TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL (2010)
☆ VERSUS (2000)
☆ WILD ZERO (2000)
☆ YOTSUYA KAIDAN
☆ ZOMBIE JIETAI: ZOMBIE SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (2006)
The Works of Kon Satoshi
☆ Introduction
☆ MAGNETIC ROSE (1995)
☆ PERFECT BLUE (1998)
☆ MILLENNIUM ACTRESS (2001)
☆ TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003)
☆ PARANOIA AGENT (2004)
☆ PAPRIKA (2006)
☆ GOOD MORNING (Ani*Kuri15 - 2008)
☆ ConclusionBook Reviews and Critical Essays
☆ Rethinking the Russo-Japanese War
☆ Purikura (プリクラ – Print Club)
☆ WG Beasley's JAPANESE IMPERIALISM 1894-1945 Book Review
☆ Michel Houellebecq's THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISLAND Book Review
☆ Hired Swords vs. Heavenly Warriors: Warrior Power in Early Japan
☆ Absolutely GROTESQUE: Feminist Literature in JapanJET Program, Teaching, and Life in Japan
☆ JET Program Statement of Purpose Essay
☆ JET Program Sample Interview Questions
☆ JET Program Selection Process
☆ われわれ日本人: We Japanese, You Gaijin
☆ Racism in Japan?
☆ INTERVIEW: Teaching English in Rural China
☆ INTERVIEW: Teaching English in Sendai, Japan
☆ INTERVIEW: Teaching English in Korea and JapanWorthwhile Links
Categories
- Book Reviews (8)
- Film Reviews (37)
- HBO's The Pacific (4)
- Japanese Film Reviews (22)
- Japan (44)
- Japanese Culture (11)
- Japanese History (10)
- Japanese Politics (3)
- JET Program (14)
- Ramblings (11)
- Travel (18)
- Rock Climbing (8)
- Uncategorized (3)
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