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Makoto Sumii currently serves as Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Waseda University, where he teaches film theory and cinema studies. Previously, he held academic positions at Tokyo Metropolitan University (2017-2023), Meisei University (2020-2023), and The University of Tokyo (2019-2019).
- PhD in Aesthetics & Art Studies from Université Paris 1 (2010-2016)
- MA in Film & Audiovisual Studies from Université Paris 3 (2008-2009)
- MA in Arts & Sciences from The University of Tokyo (2005-2007)
His research focuses on film aesthetics, French cinema, and representation culture theory, particularly examining actor direction in works by Jean Renoir, André Bazin's animation theories, and contemporary filmmakers like Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Current projects include a JSPS-funded study on the "Aesthetics and Politics of Jean Renoir's Works" (2019-2023) and a comprehensive re-examination of Bazin's film criticism (2017-2022).
Sumii actively contributes to academic discourse through committee memberships in the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences and Japan Society of Cinema Scholars, while maintaining affiliations with the Global Education Center at Waseda University since 2024.
