Chris Desjardins, known in film circles as "Chris D.," is author of the forthcoming "Gun and Sword: Yakuza Eiga--An Encyclopedia of Japanese Gangster Films 1956-1980," He is a programmer at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles and his first feature film as director, "I Pass for Human," has recently had limited festival release in the US. He is also leader of the rock bands The Flesh Eaters and Divine Horsemen.