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Japanese Cinema : Texts and Contexts by Julian Stringer (2007, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group
ISBN-100415328489
ISBN-139780415328487
eBay Product ID (ePID)52868975
Product Key Features
Number of Pages382 Pages
Publication NameJapanese Cinema : Texts and Contexts
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFilm / General, Media Studies, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Social Science
AuthorJulian Stringer
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight25.2 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2007-019975
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.430952
Table Of ContentList of figures List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction ALASTAIR PHILLIPS AND JULIAN STRINGER 1. The Salary Man's Panic Time: Ozu Yasujiro's I Was Born, But... (1932) ALASTAIR PHILLIPS 2. All For Money: Mizoguchi Kenji's Osaka Elegy (1936) MORI TOSHIE 3. Turning Serious: Yamanaka Sadao's Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937) FREDA FREIBERG 4. Country Retreat: Shimizu Hiroshi's Ornamental Hairpin (1941) ALEXANDER JACOBY 5. The Riddle of the Vase: Ozu Yasujiro's Late Spring (1949) ABE MARK NORNES 6. History Through Cinema: Mizoguchi Kenji's The Life of Oharu (1952) JOAN MELLEN 7. The Menace from the South Seas: Honda Ishiro's Godzilla (1954) YOMOTA INUHIKO 8. Seven Samurai and Six Women: Kurosawa Akira's Seven Samurai (1954) D. P. MARTINEZ 9. Women's Stories in Post-War Japan: Naruse Mikio's Late Chrysanthemums (1954) CATHERINE RUSSELL 10. A Cinematic Creation: Ichikawa Kon's Conflagration (1958) KEIKO I. MCDONALD 11. Modernization without Modernity: Masumura Yasuzo's Giants and Toys (1958) MICHAEL RAINE 12. Questions of the New: Oshima Nagisa's Cruel Story of Youth (1960) MITSUHIRO YOSHIMOTO 13. Ethnicizing the Body and Film: Teshigahara Hiroshi's Woman in the Dunes (1964) MITSUYO WADA-MARCIANO 14. Dark Visions of Japanese Film Noir: Suzuki Seijun's Branded to Kill (1967) DAISUKE MIYAO 15. Eroticism in Two Dimensions: Shinoda Masahiro's Double Suicide (1969) CAROLE CAVANAUGH 16. Transgression and the Politics of Porn: Oshima Nagisa's In the Realm of the Senses (1976) ISOLDE STANDISH 17. Unsettled Visions: Imamura Shohei's Vengeance is Mine (1979) ALASTAIR PHILLIPS 18. Playing with Postmodernism: Morita Yoshimitsu's Family Game (1983) AARON GEROW 19. Transgression and Retribution: Yanagimachi Mitsuo's Fire Festival (1985)DONALD RICHIE 20. Community and Connection: Itami Juzo's Tampopo (1985)LINDA EHRLICH 21. The Imagination of the Transcendent: Kore-eda Hirokazu's Maborosi (1995) DAVID DESSER 22. Therapy for Him and Her: Kitano Takeshi's Hana-Bi (1997) DARRELL WILLIAM DAVIS 23. The Original and the Copy: Nakata Hideo's Ring (1998) JULIAN STRINGER 24. The Global Markets for Anime: Miyazaki Hayao's Spirited Away (2001) RAYNA DENISON Film Availability Glossary Bibliography of Works on Japanese Cinema Electronic Resources
SynopsisJapanese Cinema includes twenty-four chapters on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the present day, providing a comprehensive introduction to Japanese cinema history and Japanese culture and society. Studying a range of important films, from Late Spring, Seven Samurai and In the Realm of the Senses to Godzilla, Hana-Bi and Ring, the collection includes discussion of all the major directors of Japanese cinema including Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Oshima, Suzuki, Kitano and Miyazaki. Each chapter discusses the film in relation to aesthetic, industrial or critical issues and ends with a complete filmography for each director. The book also includes a full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography of readings on Japanese cinema. Bringing together leading international scholars and showcasing pioneering new research, this book is essential reading for all students and general readers interested in one of the world's most important film industries., Japanese Cinema includes twenty-four chapters on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the present day, providing a comprehensive introduction to Japanese cinema history and Japanese culture and society. Studying a range of important films, from Late Spring, Seven Samurai and In the Realm of the Senses to Godzilla, Hana-Bi and Ring , the collection includes discussion of all the major directors of Japanese cinema including Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Oshima, Suzuki, Kitano and Miyazaki. Each chapter discusses the film in relation to aesthetic, industrial or critical issues and ends with a complete filmography for each director. The book also includes a full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography of readings on Japanese cinema. Bringing together leading international scholars and showcasing pioneering new research, this book is essential reading for all students and general readers interested in one of the world's most important film industries., From the Seven Samaruai and Godzilla to the Ring. this is an outstanding collection of twenty-four articles on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the present day, that presents a full introduction to Japanese cinema history, culture and society.
LC Classification NumberPN1993.5.J3
