[KineJapan] Tony Rayns

[Steven Elworth]

I never met him. I saw him talk once but I could not get close. I read him
For over 50 years starting in Sight and Sound on New German Cinema and then
to East Asian cinema. He will be missed.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 10:07 AM Aaron Gerow via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> I was very sad to hear of the passing of Tony Rayns. While I only met him
> a few times, I learned much from his writing, especially when I was writing
> my book on Kitano Takeshi. He was key in introducing a lot of East Asian
> cinema of the 80s on to the world. RIP.
>
>
> https://variety.com/2026/film/obituaries-people-news/tony-rayns-dead-east-asian-cinema-champion-1236804242/
>
> Aaron Gerow
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