Profile
- Bachelor of Law, Keio University, Ph.D in Literature, Hokkaido University
- Former employee, Kinema Junposha Co.,Ltd.
- Former Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University
- Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University. Critic, Poet
Responsible Subject
- Manga creation theory
Field of Specialization
- Film theory
- Subcultural theory (including manga theory)
- Theory of poetry
Business Performance
Main publications
The ones mentioned in the message session will be omitted.
- Takeshi Kitano vs. Beat Takeshi (1994, Chikuma Shobo)
- Matsumoto Hitoshi Show” (1999, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
- Nihon eiga ga sonzai suru (There are films in Japan) (Japanese ) (2000, Seidosha)
- Sheena Ringo vs. J Pop, (2004, Kawade Shobo Shinsha)
- Mikio Naruse, Femininity in Film, (2005, ibid.)
- Nagisa Oshima, Director of Films, (2013, ibid.)
- Poetry collection “Furu Yuki no Mukou” (2013, Shichosha) *Winner of the 48th Hokkaido Shimbun Literary Award
- Metaphor Poetics (2014, ibid.) *Winner of the 6th Nobuo Ayukawa Award
- Poetry and Reduction Metaphor, (2016, ibid)
- The Face of Poetry, The Body of Poetry (2018, ibid.).
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Cinema Allegory (2019, Genshi Shobo).
Other
- Column “Swimming in a Sea of Subcultures” was published monthly in the Hokkaido Shimbun (April 2014-March 2019, 60 columns in total).
- Selection Committee Member, Hokkaido Shimbun Literary Award (Poetry Division) (2021-present)