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The Cinema of Ozu Yasujiro: Histories of the Everyday (Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film)
Woojeong Joo
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Hardcover. This book offers a new interpretation of Ozu Yasujiro career, from his earliest work in the 1920s up to his death in 1963, focusing on Ozu's depiction of the everyday life and experiences of ordinary Japanese people during a time of depression, war and economic resurgence. Series: Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
One of the most well regarded of non-Western film directors, responsible for acknowledged classics like Tokyo Story (1953), Ozu Yasujiro worked during a period of immense turbulence for Japan and its population. This book offers a new interpretation of Ozu's career, from his earliest work in the 1920s up to his death in 1963, focusing on Ozu's depiction of the everyday life and experiences of ordinary Japanese people during a time of depression, war and economic resurgence. Firmly situating him within the context of the Japanese film industry, Woojeong Joo examines Ozu's work as a studio director and his relation ... Read more
One of the most well regarded of non-Western film directors, responsible for acknowledged classics like Tokyo Story (1953), Ozu Yasujiro worked during a period of immense turbulence for Japan and its population. This book offers a new interpretation of Ozu's career, from his earliest work in the 1920s up to his death in 1963, focusing on Ozu's depiction of the everyday life and experiences of ordinary Japanese people during a time of depression, war and economic resurgence. Firmly situating him within the context of the Japanese film industry, Woojeong Joo examines Ozu's work as a studio director and his relation ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748696321
SKU
V9780748696321
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About Woojeong Joo
Woojeong Joo received his PhD degree from University of Warwick and is currently teaching in Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies Program at Nagoya University, Japan.
Reviews for The Cinema of Ozu Yasujiro: Histories of the Everyday (Edinburgh Studies in East Asian Film)
Woojeong Joo's new study of Ozu is one of the most precise and nuanced accounts of the director's cinema to date...an admirable book.
Alexander Jacoby, Sight and Sound
Alexander Jacoby, Sight and Sound