A revealing look at the Japanese through the window of their contemporary culture.This masterfully written collection of short essays by the acknowledged Western expert on Japanese culture and film spans thirty years and ranges broadly over subjects as diverse as the Noh theater, fashion, television, Tokyo Disneyland, language, the kiss, and, of course, film.Donald Richie'stwenty-eight essays present cross-sections of Japan's enormous creative accomplishments during the nation's rise to economic and cultural power.°°°In addition toThe Inland Sea, Richie's books published by Stone Bridge Press includeALateral View,Travels in the East,A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics,The Donald Richie Reader, andThe Japan Journals. He recently wrote the forewords toA Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directorsby Alexander Jacoby, andWaiting on the Weather: Making Movieswith Akira Kurosawaby Teruyo Nogami.