Directory of World Cinema : Japan 2.
Title:
Directory of World Cinema : Japan 2.
Author:
Berra, John.
ISBN:
9781841505985
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (377 pages)
Series:
Directory of World Cinema Series
Contents:
FrontCover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction by the Editor -- Film of the Year -- Sawako Decides -- Festival Focus -- JAPAN CUTS -- Industry Spotlight -- Interview with John Williams -- Cultural Crossover -- Japanese Cinema and Bunraku Puppetry -- Japanese Cinema and Photography -- Scoring Cinema -- Kikujiro -- Stardom and Cinema -- Kinuyo Tanaka -- Directors -- Kiyoshi Kurosawa -- Tetsuya Nakashima -- Naoko Ogigami -- Hiroshi Shimizu -- Shuji Terayama -- Alternative Japan -- Essay -- Reviews -- Anime / Animation -- Essay -- Reviews -- Chambara / Samurai Cinema -- Essay -- Reviews -- Contemporary Blockbusters -- Essay -- Reviews -- J-Horror / Japanese Horror -- Essay -- Reviews -- Jidai-geki / Period Drama -- Essay -- Reviews -- Nuberu bagu/ The Japanese New Wave -- Essay -- Reviews -- Seishun eiga / Japanese Youth Cinema -- Essay -- Reviews -- Shomin-geki / Lower Class Life -- Essay -- Reviews -- Yakuza / Gangster -- Essay -- Reviews -- Recommended Reading -- Japanese Cinema Online -- Test Your Knowledge -- Notes on Contributors -- Filmography -- BackCover.
Abstract:
Building on and bringing up to date the material presented in the first installment of Directory of World Cinema: Japan, this volume continues the exploration of the enduring classics, cult favorites, and contemporary blockbusters of Japanese cinema with new contributions from leading critics and film scholars. Among the additions to this volume are in-depth treatments of two previously unexplored genres-youth cinema and films depicting lower-class settings-considered alongside discussions of popular narrative forms, including J-Horror, samurai cinema, anime, and the Japanese New Wave.Accompanying the critical essays in this volume are more than 150 new film reviews, complemented by full-colour film stills, and significantly expanded references for further study. From the Golden Age to the film festival favourites of today, Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2 completes this comprehensive treatment of a consistently fascinating national cinema.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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