{"product_id":"a-companion-to-japanese-cinema-hardback-9781118955321","title":"A Companion to Japanese Cinema (Hardback) 9781118955321","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Japanese Cinema\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Desser (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118955321, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 March 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e720 pages\u003cbr\u003e1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo beyond Kurosawa and discover an up-to-date and rigorous examination of historical and modern Japanese cinema \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Japanese Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished cinematic researcher David Desser delivers insightful new material on a fascinating subject, ranging from the introduction and exploration of under-appreciated directors, like Uchida Tomu and Yoshimura Kozaburo, to an appreciation of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema from the point of view of little-known stars and genres of the 1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e includes new resources that deal in-depth with the issue of gender in Japanese cinema, including a sustained analysis of Kawase Naomi, arguably the most important female director in Japanese film history. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will appreciate the astute material on the connections and relationships that tie together Japanese television and cinema, with implications for understanding the modern state of Japanese film. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with a discussion of the Japanese media’s response to the 3\/11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the nation. The book also includes:  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to the History, Ideology, and Aesthetics of Japanese cinema, including discussions of Kyoto as the cinematic center of Japan and the Pure Film Movement and modern Japanese film style \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn exploration of the background to the famous story of Taki no Shiraito and the significant and underappreciated contributions of directors Uchida Tomu, as well as Yoshimura Kozaburo \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA rigorous comparison of old and new Japanese cinema, including treatments of Ainu in documentary films and modernity in film exhibition \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of intermediality, including treatments of scriptwriting in the 1930s and the influence of film on Japanese television \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying Japanese and Asian cinema, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Japanese Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read reference for anyone seeking an insightful and contemporary discussion of modern scholarship in Japanese cinema in the 20th and 21st centuries.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Desser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 History, Ideology, Aesthetics 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Kyoto – The “Hollywood of Japan” 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiane Wei Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Pure Film Movement and Modern Japanese Film Style 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Shiraito Redux: Text, Body, Desire from Kyoka to Mizoguchi 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAyako Saito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Adventures of Uchida Tomu 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaisuke Miyao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Yoshimura Kozaburo and the Working Woman in the Old Capital 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Jacoby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Calico-World in Rainbow Colors: The Aesthetics of Gender in 1950s Toei Jidaigeki 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJunko Yamazaki Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Silverscreen Dreamboats and the Polyvocal Address 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarl Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Mad, Bad, and Beautiful: Revisiting Kurosawa’s Women 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolores P. Martinez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Biographies of Loss: The Cinematic Melancholy of Kawase Naomi 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin Schoneveld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Shaping the Anime Industry: Second Generation Pioneers and the Emergence of the Studio System 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Montero-Plata and Marie Pruvost-Delaspre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Shapeshifting in Anime: Form and Meaning 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard J. Leskosky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 The Old and the New 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Ainu in Documentary Films: Promiscuous Iconography and the Absent Image 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcos P. Centeno-Martín\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Modernity in Film Exhibition: The Rise of Modern Movie Theaters in Tokyo, 1920s–1930s 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChie Niita\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Female Stardom and National Identity in Postwar Japan 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Coates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Wild, Sexy, and Funny: Toei Does “Pink” 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Treglia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Behind the Voice that Brought Peace: The Emperor as Hero in The Emperor in August 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGriseldis Kirsch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Queer Time in Summer Vacation 1999 369\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina Cornyetz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Horror Old and New: Nakata Hideo’s Ringu (1998) between J-Horror and Hibakusha Cinema 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlga V. Solovieva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Youth, Trauma, and Contemporary Japanese Cinema 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJay McRoy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 “Female Director”: Discourses and Practices in Contemporary Japan 421\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlejandra Armendáriz-Hernández and Irene González-López\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Dying Art of Japanese Cinema 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirsten Cather\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 Intermediality 469\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Before Media Mix: The Electric Ecology 471\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Zahlten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Gosho and the Gagman: Scriptwriting at the Time of the Talkie Crisis 493\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLauri Kitsnik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Inventing Television through Film: Japanese Cinema and TV, 1953–1963 510\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAaron Gerow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 ’Scope and the City: Reframing a Modern Metropolis 529\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJasper Sharp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Bodies in Motion: Japanese Film of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Era between Mass Culture, Media, and Memory 547\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRyan Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Adaptation as Cinematic Translation: Murakami Haruki and Ichikawa Jun’s Tony Takitani 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMika Ko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Blockbusters in Japan: Hit Film Culture and the Rise of Fuji Television as Commercial Film Studio 591\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRayna Denison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Hani Susumu, Nouvelle Vague in Japan and Processive Cinema 612\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTakuya Tsunoda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Cultural Turn in Post-3.11 Documentary: Kamanaka Hitomi’s Accented Documentary 639\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitsuyo Wada-Marciano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 658\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52509125116184,"sku":"9781118955321","price":109.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118955321.jpg?v=1786492972","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-japanese-cinema-hardback-9781118955321","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}