Heidi Ka-Sin Lee is a film researcher and a lecturer in the Department of English Studies at Sophia University. She earned her PhD in international culture and communication studies from Waseda University. Her research interests include queer cinema, cognitive film theory, character engagement, film music, and intermedial adaptation. She has published articles on lesbian-centered films and series in journals such as Senses of Cinema and USC’s Spectator as well as The Routledge Handbook of Motherhood on Screen.