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Book SynopsisIn
The End of Japanese Cinema Alexander Zahlten traces the evolution of a new form of holistic media studies—media ecology—through historical overview and analysis of Japanese film and industry from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Trade Review"A rich historical analysis. Recommended." -- S. Pepper * Choice *
"Provocative." -- Etsuo Kono * Japan News *
“Deeply thought-provoking. . . . Alexander Zahlten’s study represents a major scholarly contribution to the fields of Japanese film and media studies and allied disciplines.
The End of Japanese Cinema is a remarkable achievement in the scholarship of film and media, both from and in Japan.”
-- Rea Amit * Film Quarterly *
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The End of Japanese Cinema is an innovative account of some significant currents within modern Japanese film which have tended to be marginalised.” -- Alexander Jacoby * Sight & Sound *
"Zahlten’s nuanced readings of these industrial genres introduce concepts and terms that will be used productively for years to come. This book is an important contribution and should be read widely by scholars of Japan studies and film and media studies, particularly those interested in contemporary Japan." -- Charles Exley * Journal of Japanese Studies *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1. Establishing Pink Film 25
2. Pink Times and Pink Spaces 63
3. Kadokawa Film 96
4. The Radicalization of Kadokawa Film 122
5. V-Cinema 152
6. Subgenres: Violence, Finances, Sex, and True Accounts 176
Conclusion: Present Histories 204
Notes 225
Bibliography 273
Index 285
