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Extreme Asia: The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East
Daniel Martin
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Description for Extreme Asia: The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East
Hardcover. Based on extensive research and exclusive access to marketing materials and interviews, this title explains the cultural and economic factors behind the rise of the most notorious East Asian horror and action films. It also features how shrewd marketing engineered the East Asian cult film boom in the UK. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
How shrewd marketing engineered the East Asian cult film boom in the UK. Japanese horror. South Korean revenge thrillers. The new Hong Kong crime film. Western audiences have experienced a boom in cult cinema from East Asia over the last decade, discovering films that have provoked passion and outrage in equal measure. This book charts the history of the recent cult Asian film invasion, covering a five year period and focusing on the activities of the distribution company Metro Tartan and their incredibly influential 'Asia Extreme' brand. Through a series of case studies of individual film releases and other exhibition ... Read more
How shrewd marketing engineered the East Asian cult film boom in the UK. Japanese horror. South Korean revenge thrillers. The new Hong Kong crime film. Western audiences have experienced a boom in cult cinema from East Asia over the last decade, discovering films that have provoked passion and outrage in equal measure. This book charts the history of the recent cult Asian film invasion, covering a five year period and focusing on the activities of the distribution company Metro Tartan and their incredibly influential 'Asia Extreme' brand. Through a series of case studies of individual film releases and other exhibition ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748697458
SKU
V9780748697458
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About Daniel Martin
Daniel Martin is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
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