{"product_id":"japanese-cinema-a-personal-journey-9781611720754","title":"Japanese Cinema: A Personal Journey","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn informal yet informed journey through the classic works of Japanese cinema and their directors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a passionate, personal journey through one of the world’s greatest national cinemas, beginning with the classic directors who came to the fore in the postwar period and became legendary names on the art house circuit: Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, Ozu, Kobayashi, Naruse, and Oshima, among others. \u003ci\u003eJapanese Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e traces the common themes explored by these directors as well as the impact of important historical and cultural issues, including World War 2, the representation of women, and the revolutionary spirit of the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, Peter Cowie surveys the state of contemporary Japanese film and its greatest living practitioners, Hirokazu Kore-eda among them, as well as the international face of Japanese animation, Hayao Miyazaki. Cowie brings a lifetime’s commitment to film to bear on the human relationships so well explored by these Japanese auteurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cowie's study orients these films and filmmakers around auteur and genre cinema, employing the kind of uncluttered, potted analysis that initially brought Japan to international light in studies by Donald Richie, Audie Brock, Joan Mellen, and Tadao Sato, among others.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAdam Bingham,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eCinesate Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An impressively well written and seminal study of Japanese film making ranging from the iconic to the obscure.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003cb\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you want to know why Kurosawa is the Beethoven, and Ozu the Chopin, of Japanese cinema--and much, much more—Peter Cowie’s \u003cem\u003eJapanese Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e is the book to read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Murch, three-time Academy Award winning editor and sound designer, and author of \u003cem\u003eIn the Blink of an Eye\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Peter Cowie’s erudition is stupendous. His critical acumen is unequaled. But it’s his humanity that makes his writing as special as it is. These short accounts of great Japanese filmmakers, and of Cowie’s relationship to their work, create a portrait of Japanese cinema that is both enjoyable and indispensable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eGlenn Kenny, film critic and author of \u003cem\u003eMade Men: The Story of ‘Goodfellas’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Peter Cowie has introduced more people to the glories of foreign cinema than any living writer. \u003cem\u003eJapanese Cinema: A Personal Journey\u003c\/em\u003e is both a warm labor of love and an indispensable work of scholarship, suitable for novices and aficionados alike. It's the only book you need to read on the subject.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eMick LaSalle, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Beauty of the Real: What Hollywood Can Learn from Contemporary French Actresses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Peter Cowie invites us to travel along with him through decades of exceptional Japanese films. Along the way we meet many of Japan’s beloved directors and a host of others who have been influential in producing and promoting Japanese films (Madame Kawakita, Donald Richie, cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, to name a few). This “personal journey” extends from the frozen north of Hokkaidō to the warmer port cities of Hiroshima and Onomichi, and beyond. Along with Cowie, we explore Japan’s “alternating currents of violence and reflection” through his intimate, but also expansive, point of view.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Linda Ehrlich, author of \u003cem\u003eCinematic Reveries: Gestures, Stillness, Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Peter Cowie's \u003cem\u003eAkira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is the kind of book that elicits a \"whoa\", before reading a single word.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eOliver Ho, Pop Matters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Flipping through the pages of Peter Cowie's lavishly illustrated and large-sized tribute to Kurosawa, one is left wondering why it took so long\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eChris Gosling, Sense of Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A book of value both to Kurosawa novices and to aficionados in search of deeper insight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eMick LaSalle, SF Gate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A highly perceptive and elegant text by critic Peter Cowie\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Patterson, Directors Guild of America Quartlerly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A veritable treasure for newcomers and longtime devotees alike, \u003cem\u003eAkira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e is an ideal companion piece to any Kurosawa retrospective.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Saint-Cyr, Row Three\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Akira Kurosawa and the Samurai World\u003cbr\u003e 2. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Need for Compassion\u003cbr\u003e 3. Women in the Floating World: Hiroshi Shimizu, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita 4. Harmony and Disharmony in Yasujiro Ozu\u003cbr\u003e 5. Kon Ichikawa: The Art of Appearances\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Shadow of War\u003cbr\u003e 7 Nagisa Oshima and the Shock of the 1960s\u003cbr\u003e 8. Period of Transition: Juzo Itami, Naomi Kawase, Hirokazu Kore-eda\u003cbr\u003e 9. Hayao Miyazaki: The Animator as Auteur\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020115902807,"sku":"9781611720754","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781611720754.jpg?v=1750782463","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/japanese-cinema-a-personal-journey-9781611720754","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}