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Examining the history of the Japanese period film, this book's first section analyzes the form and function of the Japanese period film, describing the iconography and characteristics of films set in the past. Its final section contains several essays which focus on the narrative in Japanese epic, religion, theater, and popular literature.

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 11/13/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786431366, 978-0786431366
      ISBN10: 0786431369

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      Book Synopsis
      Examining the history of the Japanese period film, this book's first section analyzes the form and function of the Japanese period film, describing the iconography and characteristics of films set in the past. Its final section contains several essays which focus on the narrative in Japanese epic, religion, theater, and popular literature.

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