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Japanese Horror Cinema
Jay . Ed(S): McRoy
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Description for Japanese Horror Cinema
Paperback. Japanese Horror Cinema is a much-needed critical introduction to some of the most important Japanese horror films produced over the last fifty years and provides an insightful examination of the tradition's most significant trends and themes. Editor(s): McRoy, Jay. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
A much-needed critical introduction to some of the most important Japanese horror films produced over the last fifty years, Japanese Horror Cinema provides an insightful examination of the tradition's most significant trends and themes. The book examines the genre's dominant aesthetic, cultural, political and technological underpinnings, and individual chapters address key topics such as: the debt Japanese horror films owe to various Japanese theatrical and literary traditions; the popular 'avenging spirit' motif; the impact of atomic warfare, rapid industrialisation and apocalyptic rhetoric on Japanese visual culture; the extents to which changes in the economic and social climate inform representations of ... Read more
A much-needed critical introduction to some of the most important Japanese horror films produced over the last fifty years, Japanese Horror Cinema provides an insightful examination of the tradition's most significant trends and themes. The book examines the genre's dominant aesthetic, cultural, political and technological underpinnings, and individual chapters address key topics such as: the debt Japanese horror films owe to various Japanese theatrical and literary traditions; the popular 'avenging spirit' motif; the impact of atomic warfare, rapid industrialisation and apocalyptic rhetoric on Japanese visual culture; the extents to which changes in the economic and social climate inform representations of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Traditions in World Cinema
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748619955
SKU
V9780748619955
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About Jay . Ed(S): McRoy
Jay McRoy is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin, Parkside.
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This is a well written, deeply thought out publication.
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Bone Digger Horror News This is a well written, deeply thought out publication.