And the Oscar Doesn’t Go To…

This week, it’s lights, camera, action!


Asia Stream has gone Hollywood. Following an Oscars that made
headlines for all the wrong reasons, we take a deeper look at the
biggest awards in film and ask why they do such a poor job
reflecting the scope of global cinema. Then, Asia Stream
correspondent Monica Hunter-Hart takes a deeper dive into the
history of Asian cinema, with a focus on Japan in particular,
speaking to studio veterans, film critics, and historians.


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Asia Stream is hosted by Jack Stone Truitt and produced by Monica
Hunter-Hart and Nikkei Asia digital editor Wajahat S. Khan.


Related to this episode:


Japan's 'Drive My Car' wins Oscar for best international film, by
Wajahat Khan


A win for this Indian documentary would make Oscars history, by
Mythily Ramachandran


Oscar buzz builds for breakthrough Bhutanese film, by Nidup
Gyeltshen and Phuntsho Wangdi


Can Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi follow renowned
Kurosawa?, by Shigeki Koga


Japan's 'Drive My Car' stokes 'Parasite'-esque Oscar buzz, by
Shigeki Koga