"Urban Landscape and the Dishinabitation in Japanese Cinema" is an academic book that explores the representation of Japanese identity within the context of cinema. The author, Maxime Boyer-Degoul, examines the works of selected Japanese filmmakers and highlights how these reflect the changes in Japanese society and culture. In particular, the concept of "Dishinabitation" is discussed, which describes the alienation and loss of traditional values in an increasingly modernized world. The book questions common perceptions of Japan, often shaped by Western perspectives, and offers a deeper analysis of the cinematic representation of identity and reality. Through a critical engagement with the role of cinema as a medium, it opens up a new understanding of the complex cultural dynamics in Japan, especially during the turbulent times of reconstruction in the 1960s and the lost decade of the 1990s.