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Book SynopsisPresents the history of Japanese cinema which has had an international influence. Drawing upon Japanese film scholarship that has never been published outside Japan, this book provides a chronological survey of a range of films and sheds light on films and directors that are not so famous on the international stage, as well as on those who are.
Trade Review"full of helpful historical information...both readable and persuasive...includes an extensive bibliography, filmography, and endnotes. It will be valuable to those pursuing film studies, cultural studies, and Japanese studies...Highly recommended"--- Choice, R. Ducharme, Mount Saint Mary's University -- R. Ducharme, Mount Saint Mary's University * Choice *
"A ground-breaking and original work written with considerable expertise, A New History of Japanese Cinema is enhanced with a section of "Reflections," extensive notations, a "Select Filmograpy," a "Select Bibliography," and an exhaustive index, making it especially recommended for academic library Cinematic Studies and Japanese Popular Culture reference collections and supplemental reading lists." -The Midwest Book Review, June 2005 * Midwest Book Review, The *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgements; Notes on Translations; Introduction; 1. Cinema, Modernity and the Shochiku Tokyo Studios; 2. Cinema and Nationalism; 3. Cinema and the State; 4. Cinema and Humanism; 5. Cinema and Transgression; 6. Genres and Gender; Reflections.
