The Origins of Cyberpunk in Japan and the Japanese Psyche during the '80s/'90s (a Video Essay)
For Media in Japan course final evaluation, Doshisha University. EDITED using Adobe Premiere Pro 2021 and Adobe After Effects 2019 All modern stock footage from Pexels, 1970's/1980's/1990's Japan footage sourced from archive film collections. All background footage and music go to their respective owners and are subject to Fair Use in this video project. Almost 4 weeks of research, script writing, footage gathering and editing culminated to this final product that I'm really proud of. Fall 2021 Semester 同志社大学 Thank you. MAIN Callum James 1120201014 #Cyberpunk #Origins #Japan

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