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Writer and Japanese film scholar Jennifer Upton returns again, and this time we're discussing Shinya Tsukamoto's Vital.
Hosted by Perry Constantine
Guest-Starring Jennifer Upton
Visit Jennifer's website and check out her book, Japanese Cult Cinema: Films From the Second Golden Age.
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