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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.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #283601 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

From the Back Cover

Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts includes twenty-four articles 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.

 

Contributors: Carole Cavanaugh, Darrell William Davis, Rayna Denison,

David Desser, Linda Ehrlich, Freda Freiberg, Aaron Gerow, Alexander Jacoby,

D.P. Martinez, Keiko I. McDonald, Joan Mellen, Daisuke Miyao, Mori Toshie,

Abé Mark Nornes, Alastair Phillips, Michael Raine, Donald Richie,

Catherine Russell, Isolde Standish, Julian Stringer, Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano, Yomota

Inuhiko, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto.

 

ALASTAIR PHILLIPS is Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of Warwick.

JULIAN STRINGER is Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of Nottingham.

 

 

FILM STUDIES / JAPANESE STUDIES

About the Author

ALASTAIR PHILLIPS is Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of Warwick.

JULIAN STRINGER is Associate Professor in Film Studies at the University of Nottingham.

 

Carole Cavanaugh, Darrell William Davis, Rayna Denison,

David Desser, Linda Ehrlich, Freda Freiberg, Aaron Gerow, Alexander Jacoby,

D.P. Martinez, Keiko I. McDonald, Joan Mellen, Daisuke Miyao, Mori Toshie,

Abé Mark Nornes, Alastair Phillips, Michael Raine, Donald Richie,

Catherine Russell, Isolde Standish, Julian Stringer, Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano, Yomota

Inuhiko, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto.