Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts

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.

Edited by Alastair Phillips, Julian Stringer
Contributions by Alastair Phillips, Mori Toshie, Freda Freiberg, Alexander Jacoby, Abé Mark Nornes, Joan Mellen, Yomota Inuhiko, D. P. Martinez, Catherine Russell, Keiko I. Mcdonald, Michael Raine, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano, Daisuke Miyao, Carole Cavanaugh, Isolde Standish, Aaron Gerow, Donald Richie, Linda C. Ehrlich, David Desser, Darrell Wiliam Davis, Julian Stringer, Rayna Denison
1ª ed. 2007
Pp. 382
ISBN 978-0-4153284-8-7
Language EN