{"product_id":"a-dream-of-resistance-the-cinema-of-kobayashi-masaki-hardback-9780813592350","title":"A Dream of Resistance; The Cinema of Kobayashi Masaki (Hardback) 9780813592350","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Dream of Resistance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Cinema of Kobayashi Masaki\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Prince (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813592350\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 November 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e338 pages, 45 b\u0026amp;w halftones\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"He was regarded as a 'filmmaker of steel,' But throughout his films you can see the figure of the director himself, drawn to beauty, friendly, easily moved to tears, prone to feeling lonely, straightforward, and possessing the heart of a youth…. It has been one hundred years since Kobayashi Masaki's birth and twenty since his death. I sincerely hope that through Professor Prince's book, the thoughts that director Kobayashi entrusted to his films will cross national borders and reach a new generation.\" \u003c\/div\u003e— Kajiyama Koko, managing director, Geiyukai, Kobayashi Masaki archive\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Prince, already one of the field's greatest observers of film form, has moved beyond form to demonstrate Kobayashi's deep humanism, fierce political convictions, and religio-philosophical leanings within a career of rare depth and beauty. This is the definitive work.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— David Desser, author of The Samurai Films of Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Prince, an expert on Japanese cinema, offers a profound, passionate, and introspective account of another Japanese master.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Senses of Cinema\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Draws on previously untranslated material in a study of the Japanese filmmaker (1916-96), who is known for his critique of war and militarism.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Chronicle\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"[A] meticulously researched new book, \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Resistance: The Cinema of Kobayashi Masaki\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis sensitive to many of these issues and refreshingly demonstrates the insights a scholar can arrive at by using rigorous auteurist analysis and concentrating on recurring stylistic and narrative devices.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— New York Review of Books\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Prince delves broadly and deeply into the world of Kobayashi's films, providing an introduction to the international community. This will be a great boon to a new generation of audiences.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Ogasawara Kiyoshi, co-writer of the screenplay for Tokyo saiban\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eCelebrated as one of Japan's greatest filmmakers, Kobayashi Masaki's scorching depictions of war and militarism marked him as a uniquely defiant voice in post-war Japanese cinema. A pacifist drafted into Japan's Imperial Army, Kobayashi survived the war with his principles intact and created a body of work that was uncompromising in its critique of the nation's military heritage. Yet his renowned political critiques were grounded in spiritual perspectives, integrating motifs and beliefs from both Buddhism and Christianity.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eA Dream of Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in English to explore Kobayashi's entire career, from the early films he made at Shochiku studio, to internationally-acclaimed masterpieces like \u003ci\u003eThe Human Condition, Harakiri, and Samurai Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e, and on to his final work for NHK Television. Closely examining how Kobayashi's upbringing and intellectual history shaped the values of his work, Stephen Prince illuminates the political and religious dimensions of Kobayashi's films, interpreting them as a prayer for peace in troubled times. Prince draws from a wealth of rare archives, including previously untranslated interviews, material that Kobayashi wrote about his films, and even the young director's wartime diary. The result is an unprecedented portrait of this singular filmmaker.  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1 Conjoining Spirit and World 12\u003cbr\u003e 2 A Sharp and Piercing Thorn 70\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Logic of Negation 123\u003cbr\u003e 4 Guardians of the Gate 178\u003cbr\u003e 5 A Pilgrim on the Silk Road 240\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments 297\u003cbr\u003e Films by Kobayashi Masaki 299\u003cbr\u003e Notes 301\u003cbr\u003e Index 315\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676639752472,"sku":"9780813592350","price":31.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-dream-of-resistance-the-cinema-of-kobayashi-masaki-hardback-9780813592350","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}