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action genre

Clements, Jonathan, Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X, Van Haecke, Pieter‑Jan and Vijn, Ard (2026) “Yo-Yo Girl Cop: When Idols Act Delinquent” (Out There By Toei Boxset). Umbrella Entertainment, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Alumni

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Home Media Insights: Book Launch and Guest Talk. [Dataset]

Amazon

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2019) Annihilation: A Netflix Original – Now available via DVD, BLU-RAY AND AMAZON…? Critical Studies in Television - Online.

American film history

Black, AJ, McStay, Hugh and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Modern Horror Podcast: "X / Pearl / MaXXXine with Jon Wroot". [Audio]

art cinema

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Zen and Sword" (Limited Edition Box Set). [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Charisma" (1999). [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Cloud and Charisma" (2024). [Audio]

Asian Cinema

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Distributing Asian cinema, Past and present: Definitions from DVD labels. In: Magnan-Park, Aaron Han Joon, Marchetti, Gina and Tan, See Kam, (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1349958214 (doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95822-1)

blind swordsman

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2021) The Paths of Zatoichi: the global influence of the blind swordsman. Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations . Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland, USA. ISBN 978-1793601216; 978-1793601223

Blu-ray

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Willis, Andy (eds.) (2017) DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3319627571 ISSN 978-3319627588 (Online)

Bluray

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2019) Annihilation: A Netflix Original – Now available via DVD, BLU-RAY AND AMAZON…? Critical Studies in Television - Online.

consumption

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Willis, Andy (eds.) (2017) DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3319627571 ISSN 978-3319627588 (Online)

Cult

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

digital media

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Willis, Andy (eds.) (2017) DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3319627571 ISSN 978-3319627588 (Online)

distribution

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2019) Annihilation: A Netflix Original – Now available via DVD, BLU-RAY AND AMAZON…? Critical Studies in Television - Online.

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Moving from Japanese film distribution to production: An interview with Third Window Films’ Adam Torel. Bright Lights Film Journal. ISSN 0147-4049 (Online)

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Willis, Andy (eds.) (2017) DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3319627571 ISSN 978-3319627588 (Online)

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

DVD

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2019) Annihilation: A Netflix Original – Now available via DVD, BLU-RAY AND AMAZON…? Critical Studies in Television - Online.

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Willis, Andy (eds.) (2017) DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3319627571 ISSN 978-3319627588 (Online)

DVD labels

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Distributing Asian cinema, Past and present: Definitions from DVD labels. In: Magnan-Park, Aaron Han Joon, Marchetti, Gina and Tan, See Kam, (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1349958214 (doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95822-1)

exhibition

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

fandom

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

film

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2021) The Paths of Zatoichi: the global influence of the blind swordsman. Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations . Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland, USA. ISBN 978-1793601216; 978-1793601223

Falvey, Eddie, Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Hickinbottom, Joe (eds.) (2021) New Blood: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Horror. Horror Studies . University of Wales Press, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1786836342

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2019) Annihilation: A Netflix Original – Now available via DVD, BLU-RAY AND AMAZON…? Critical Studies in Television - Online.

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Willis, Andy (eds.) (2017) DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3319627571 ISSN 978-3319627588 (Online)

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

film history

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Zen and Sword" (Limited Edition Box Set). [Audio]

Filmmaking

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Moving from Japanese film distribution to production: An interview with Third Window Films’ Adam Torel. Bright Lights Film Journal. ISSN 0147-4049 (Online)

franchise

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2021) The Paths of Zatoichi: the global influence of the blind swordsman. Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations . Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland, USA. ISBN 978-1793601216; 978-1793601223

gender representation

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2023) Ichi (2008). Female stars and gender representations in the Zatoichi franchise. In: Chan, Felicia, Elliott, Fraser and Willis, Andrew, (eds.) Women in East Asian Cinema: Gender Representations, Creative Labour and Global Histories. Edinburgh University Press, UK, pp. 79-92. ISBN 978-1399504942; 978-1399504928; 1399504924

genre

Constantine, Perry and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Japan on Film Podcast: Episode #111 (S14E02) "The Blind Menace" (1960) [不知火検校]. [Audio]

Challoner, Ben, Torel, Adam and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Third Window Films Podcast [Episode 12] Jidaigeki Films with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Vega, Tony and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi and More with Jonathan Wroot [Japan Station 93]. [Audio]

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Heskins, Andrew and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Easternkicks Podcast [Episode 38] Spotlight on… Zatoichi. [Audio]

Moxham, Oliver and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Beyond Japan Podcast [S2E18] Samurai in Cinema with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

genre cinema

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2023) Ichi (2008). Female stars and gender representations in the Zatoichi franchise. In: Chan, Felicia, Elliott, Fraser and Willis, Andrew, (eds.) Women in East Asian Cinema: Gender Representations, Creative Labour and Global Histories. Edinburgh University Press, UK, pp. 79-92. ISBN 978-1399504942; 978-1399504928; 1399504924

global history

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2021) The Paths of Zatoichi: the global influence of the blind swordsman. Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations . Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland, USA. ISBN 978-1793601216; 978-1793601223

history

Constantine, Perry and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Japan on Film Podcast: Episode #111 (S14E02) "The Blind Menace" (1960) [不知火検校]. [Audio]

Challoner, Ben, Torel, Adam and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Third Window Films Podcast [Episode 12] Jidaigeki Films with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Vega, Tony and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi and More with Jonathan Wroot [Japan Station 93]. [Audio]

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Heskins, Andrew and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Easternkicks Podcast [Episode 38] Spotlight on… Zatoichi. [Audio]

Moxham, Oliver and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Beyond Japan Podcast [S2E18] Samurai in Cinema with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Hollywood

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Home Media

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Home Media Insights: Book Launch and Guest Talk. [Dataset]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Willis, Andy (eds.) (2017) DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3319627571 ISSN 978-3319627588 (Online)

horror

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Brown, David Michael (2026) “X-Cross: When J-Horror, Idols, and Fashions Clashed in 2007” (X-CROSS BUNDLE Limited Edition Blu-ray + Magnet + Poster). Treasured Films, Dudley, West Midlands, England.

Falvey, Eddie, Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Hickinbottom, Joe (eds.) (2021) New Blood: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Horror. Horror Studies . University of Wales Press, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1786836342

Horror cinema

Black, AJ, McStay, Hugh and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Modern Horror Podcast: "X / Pearl / MaXXXine with Jon Wroot". [Audio]

independent

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Moving from Japanese film distribution to production: An interview with Third Window Films’ Adam Torel. Bright Lights Film Journal. ISSN 0147-4049 (Online)

Industry

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Home Media Insights: Book Launch and Guest Talk. [Dataset]

influence from Asian cinema

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

international impact

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2021) The Paths of Zatoichi: the global influence of the blind swordsman. Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations . Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland, USA. ISBN 978-1793601216; 978-1793601223

Japan

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Moving from Japanese film distribution to production: An interview with Third Window Films’ Adam Torel. Bright Lights Film Journal. ISSN 0147-4049 (Online)

Japanese cinema

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Brown, David Michael (2026) “X-Cross: When J-Horror, Idols, and Fashions Clashed in 2007” (X-CROSS BUNDLE Limited Edition Blu-ray + Magnet + Poster). Treasured Films, Dudley, West Midlands, England.

Clements, Jonathan, Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X, Van Haecke, Pieter‑Jan and Vijn, Ard (2026) “Yo-Yo Girl Cop: When Idols Act Delinquent” (Out There By Toei Boxset). Umbrella Entertainment, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Constantine, Perry and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Japan on Film Podcast: Episode #111 (S14E02) "The Blind Menace" (1960) [不知火検校]. [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Zen and Sword" (Limited Edition Box Set). [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Charisma" (1999). [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Cloud and Charisma" (2024). [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2025) Zebraman 2: “Dye it all Zebra Stripe” (Limited Edition DVD Booklet). 88 Films, Leicester, England.

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2023) Ichi (2008). Female stars and gender representations in the Zatoichi franchise. In: Chan, Felicia, Elliott, Fraser and Willis, Andrew, (eds.) Women in East Asian Cinema: Gender Representations, Creative Labour and Global Histories. Edinburgh University Press, UK, pp. 79-92. ISBN 978-1399504942; 978-1399504928; 1399504924

Challoner, Ben, Torel, Adam and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Third Window Films Podcast [Episode 12] Jidaigeki Films with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Vega, Tony and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi and More with Jonathan Wroot [Japan Station 93]. [Audio]

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Heskins, Andrew and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Easternkicks Podcast [Episode 38] Spotlight on… Zatoichi. [Audio]

Moxham, Oliver and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Beyond Japan Podcast [S2E18] Samurai in Cinema with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2021) The Paths of Zatoichi: the global influence of the blind swordsman. Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations . Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland, USA. ISBN 978-1793601216; 978-1793601223

media

Falvey, Eddie, Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Hickinbottom, Joe (eds.) (2021) New Blood: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Horror. Horror Studies . University of Wales Press, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1786836342

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

Netflix

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2019) Annihilation: A Netflix Original – Now available via DVD, BLU-RAY AND AMAZON…? Critical Studies in Television - Online.

popular culture

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2021) The Paths of Zatoichi: the global influence of the blind swordsman. Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations . Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland, USA. ISBN 978-1793601216; 978-1793601223

producing

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Moving from Japanese film distribution to production: An interview with Third Window Films’ Adam Torel. Bright Lights Film Journal. ISSN 0147-4049 (Online)

samurai

Constantine, Perry and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Japan on Film Podcast: Episode #111 (S14E02) "The Blind Menace" (1960) [不知火検校]. [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Zen and Sword" (Limited Edition Box Set). [Audio]

Challoner, Ben, Torel, Adam and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Third Window Films Podcast [Episode 12] Jidaigeki Films with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Vega, Tony and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi and More with Jonathan Wroot [Japan Station 93]. [Audio]

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Heskins, Andrew and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Easternkicks Podcast [Episode 38] Spotlight on… Zatoichi. [Audio]

Moxham, Oliver and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Beyond Japan Podcast [S2E18] Samurai in Cinema with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

samurai cinema (chanbara)

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2023) Ichi (2008). Female stars and gender representations in the Zatoichi franchise. In: Chan, Felicia, Elliott, Fraser and Willis, Andrew, (eds.) Women in East Asian Cinema: Gender Representations, Creative Labour and Global Histories. Edinburgh University Press, UK, pp. 79-92. ISBN 978-1399504942; 978-1399504928; 1399504924

Star Wars

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

superhero genre

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2025) Zebraman 2: “Dye it all Zebra Stripe” (Limited Edition DVD Booklet). 88 Films, Leicester, England.

television

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2021) The Paths of Zatoichi: the global influence of the blind swordsman. Remakes, Reboots, and Adaptations . Lexington Books, Lanham, Maryland, USA. ISBN 978-1793601216; 978-1793601223

Falvey, Eddie, Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Hickinbottom, Joe (eds.) (2021) New Blood: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Horror. Horror Studies . University of Wales Press, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1786836342

TV

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Willis, Andy (eds.) (2017) DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond: Navigating Formats and Platforms within Media Consumption. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3319627571 ISSN 978-3319627588 (Online)

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

UK distributors

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2018) Distributing Asian cinema, Past and present: Definitions from DVD labels. In: Magnan-Park, Aaron Han Joon, Marchetti, Gina and Tan, See Kam, (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Asian Cinema. Literature, Cultural and Media Studies . Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1349958214 (doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95822-1)

world cinema

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Brown, David Michael (2026) “X-Cross: When J-Horror, Idols, and Fashions Clashed in 2007” (X-CROSS BUNDLE Limited Edition Blu-ray + Magnet + Poster). Treasured Films, Dudley, West Midlands, England.

Clements, Jonathan, Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X, Van Haecke, Pieter‑Jan and Vijn, Ard (2026) “Yo-Yo Girl Cop: When Idols Act Delinquent” (Out There By Toei Boxset). Umbrella Entertainment, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Constantine, Perry and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Japan on Film Podcast: Episode #111 (S14E02) "The Blind Menace" (1960) [不知火検校]. [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Zen and Sword" (Limited Edition Box Set). [Audio]

Black, AJ, McStay, Hugh and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Modern Horror Podcast: "X / Pearl / MaXXXine with Jon Wroot". [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Charisma" (1999). [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Audio Commentary for "Cloud and Charisma" (2024). [Audio]

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2025) Zebraman 2: “Dye it all Zebra Stripe” (Limited Edition DVD Booklet). 88 Films, Leicester, England.

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2023) Ichi (2008). Female stars and gender representations in the Zatoichi franchise. In: Chan, Felicia, Elliott, Fraser and Willis, Andrew, (eds.) Women in East Asian Cinema: Gender Representations, Creative Labour and Global Histories. Edinburgh University Press, UK, pp. 79-92. ISBN 978-1399504942; 978-1399504928; 1399504924

Challoner, Ben, Torel, Adam and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Third Window Films Podcast [Episode 12] Jidaigeki Films with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Vega, Tony and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi and More with Jonathan Wroot [Japan Station 93]. [Audio]

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Heskins, Andrew and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Easternkicks Podcast [Episode 38] Spotlight on… Zatoichi. [Audio]

Moxham, Oliver and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Beyond Japan Podcast [S2E18] Samurai in Cinema with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Falvey, Eddie, Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X and Hickinbottom, Joe (eds.) (2021) New Blood: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Horror. Horror Studies . University of Wales Press, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1786836342

Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (ed.) (2017) Cult Media: Re-packaged, Re-released and Restored. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 978-3-319-63678-8 ISSN 978-3-319-63679-5 (Online)

Zatoichi film franchise

Constantine, Perry and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2026) Japan on Film Podcast: Episode #111 (S14E02) "The Blind Menace" (1960) [不知火検校]. [Audio]

Challoner, Ben, Torel, Adam and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Third Window Films Podcast [Episode 12] Jidaigeki Films with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Vega, Tony and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Kitano Takeshi, Zatoichi and More with Jonathan Wroot [Japan Station 93]. [Audio]

Holliday, Christopher, Sergeant, Alexander and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Fantasy/Animation Podcast: "Rogue One" (2016) with Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

Heskins, Andrew and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Easternkicks Podcast [Episode 38] Spotlight on… Zatoichi. [Audio]

Moxham, Oliver and Wroot, Jonathan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6827-728X (2022) Beyond Japan Podcast [S2E18] Samurai in Cinema with Dr Jonathan Wroot. [Audio]

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