Japanese Horror Cinema:

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748619955);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...

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Main Author: McRoy, Jay (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Series:Traditions in World Cinema : TWC
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Summary:GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748619955);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 monstrosity and gender; the influence of recent shifts in audience demographics; and the developing relations (and contestations) between Japanese and 'Western' (Anglo-American and European) horror film tropes and traditions. Extensive coverage of the central thematic concerns and stylistic traits of Japanese horror cinema makes this volume an indispensable text for a myriad of film and cultural studies courses.Key FeaturesIncludes a preface by Christopher SharrettEach chapter covers a fundamental aspect of Japanese horror cinema and is written by an expert in the fieldCase studies include internationally renowned films such as Nakata Hideo's Ringu, Ishii Takashi's Freeze Me and Fukasaku Kinji's Battle RoyaleAppendices feature an interview with maverick filmmaker Miike Takashi and a filmography of Japanese horror films currently available in the UK and US.
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages)
ISBN:9781474470933
DOI:10.1515/9781474470933

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