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Under Foreign Eyes
James King
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Description for Under Foreign Eyes
Paperback. This book is about an important sub-genre: the sixty Western films set in post World War II. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
This book is about the perception of Japan in the sixty films set there by gaijin (foreigners) - outsiders who almost always do not speak or read Japanese. My area of attention is directed to films depicting post World War II Japan and the Japanese, and, in many cases, films showing how foreigners in the same time frame respond to Japan. Why have a substantial number of films been set there by strangers? As a body of work, what do they tell us about contemporary Japan and about cinema? These films certainly provide a new cultural history ... Read more
This book is about the perception of Japan in the sixty films set there by gaijin (foreigners) - outsiders who almost always do not speak or read Japanese. My area of attention is directed to films depicting post World War II Japan and the Japanese, and, in many cases, films showing how foreigners in the same time frame respond to Japan. Why have a substantial number of films been set there by strangers? As a body of work, what do they tell us about contemporary Japan and about cinema? These films certainly provide a new cultural history ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780990484
SKU
V9781780990484
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About James King
James King, Distinguished University Professor at McMaster University, is the author of twenty books including eight biographies and five novels.
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