Shiguéhiko Hasumi (蓮實重彥, born April 29, 1936) is a film and literary critic and scholar. Former President of the University of Tokyo and recipient of the coveted Yukio Mishima Prize, Hasumi was instrumental in introducing Foucault and Deleuze to Japan in the 1970s before revolutionizing the field of film studies with his writings and fabled lectures at Rikkyo University and later the University of... show more