Eco-disasters in Japanese cinema:

"Eco-Disasters in Japanese Cinema explores disaster as a powerful means for addressing environmental crises. It is the first volume dedicated to a multi-genre analysis of environmental themes in Japanese cinema. The films examined cover 1954-2020 and include documentaries, monster films, cult f...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abel, Jonathan E. (Author), Arai, Andrea (Author)
Other Authors: DiNitto, Rachel (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [2024]
Series:Asia shorts number 21
Subjects:
Summary:"Eco-Disasters in Japanese Cinema explores disaster as a powerful means for addressing environmental crises. It is the first volume dedicated to a multi-genre analysis of environmental themes in Japanese cinema. The films examined cover 1954-2020 and include documentaries, monster films, cult films, studio blockbusters, and activist cinema. The chapters highlight important moments in disaster ecocinema, introduce films not well known outside of Japan, and analyze films not previously read through an environmental lens. Chapters are organized under intersecting themes that address the slow and fast violence of local and planetary environmental destruction: toxicscapes, contaminated futures and childhoods, nuclear anxiety and violence, and ruined and apocalyptic landscapes. This volume showcases a range of directors, eras, audiences, and genres and illustrates the profound diversity of Japanese films that feature systemic assaults on the environment"--
Physical Description:269 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9781952636509
1952636507

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection!