Mark Schilling
Mark Schilling (born 1949) is an American film critic, journalist, translator, and author based in Tokyo, Japan. He has written for "The Japan Times", "Variety", and "Screen International". Biography. Schilling began working for "The Japan Times" in 1989. He has been an occasional commentator for NHK's English broadcasts of sumo tournaments since they began in 1992. He wrote "Sumo: A Fan's Guide" in 1994, and previously co-wrote "Jesse: Sumo Superstar" in 1985 about Takamiyama Daigorō. He has also reported on the sport for "Variety". Schilling's 1997 book, "The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture", was  described by D. James Romero of "Los Angeles Times" as "a history as well as a guidebook to one of the freshest influences in the American popular stream." He was a script advisor for the 2003 Hollywood film "The Last Samurai". Schilling has also written books such as "Contemporary Japanese Film", "The Yakuza Movie Book: A Guide to Japanese Gangster Films", and "No Borders, No Limits: Nikkatsu Action Cinema". He curated the "No Borders, No Limits: 1960s Nikkatsu Action Cinema" series for Japan Society in 2007.