Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415328470 ISBN 13: 9780415328470

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

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.

About this title

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.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0415328470
• ISBN 13: 9780415328470
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 382
• Editor: Phillips Alastair, Stringer Julian