Reading a Japanese Film: Cinema in Context Export

@book{citeulike:933764, abstract = {{In recent years, the popularity and availability of Japanese films in the West\&\#151;including but not limited to those belonging to the animation and horror genres\&\#151;have resulted in new, more diverse audiences for some of the most critically acclaimed and thoroughly entertaining films ever made. <i>Reading a Japanese Film</i>, written by a pioneer of Japanese film studies in the United States, provides many of these viewers with the necessary tools to construct a deeper understanding of Japanese cinema. In her introduction, Keiko McDonald presents a historical overview for those with little or no knowledge of Japanese cinema and outlines a unified approach to film analysis. Sixteen "readings" of films currently available on DVD with English subtitles put theory into practice as she considers a wide range of work, from familiar classics by Yasujiro Ozu <i>(Floating Weeds)</i>, Kenji Mizoguchi <i>(Sisters of Gion)</i>, and Akira Kurosawa <i>(Drunken Angel)</i>, to the films of a younger generation of directors, including Hirokazu Koreeda's <i>Maboroshi</i>, Yoshimitsu Morita's <i>The Family Game</i>, Takeshi Kitano's <i>Kids Return</i>, and Naomi Kawase's <i>Suzaku</i>. Specific genres are also represented. Shiro Toyoda's melodramatic <i>The Mistress</i> adapts a work of Japanese literature. Kaneto Shindo's <i>Onibaba</i> is a horror film with socio-political overtones. <i>My Neighbor Totoro</i> is a beloved anime by Oscar-winner Hayao Miyazaki. The Japanese commitment to period film is examined via Hiroshi Inagaki's classic <i>Musashi</i> trilogy. Suitably analytic yet thoroughly accessible, this work will become a staple of Asian film studies courses and enrich any cinema lover's appreciation of Japanese film.}}, author = {Mcdonald, Keiko I.}, citeulike-article-id = {933764}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/082482993X}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&amp;path=ASIN/082482993X}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&amp;path=ASIN/082482993X}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/082482993X/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/082482993X}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/082482993X}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN082482993X}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=082482993X&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/082482993X}, day = {31}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {082482993X}, keywords = {cinema-japan, popularculture-japan}, month = {January}, posted-at = {2006-11-06 17:30:32}, priority = {3}, publisher = {{University of Hawaii Press}}, title = {Reading a Japanese Film: Cinema in Context}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/082482993X}, year = {2006} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:933764 L3 - citeulike-article-id:933764 N2 - {In recent years, the popularity and availability of Japanese films in the West&#151;including but not limited to those belonging to the animation and horror genres&#151;have resulted in new, more diverse audiences for some of the most critically acclaimed and thoroughly entertaining films ever made. <i>Reading a Japanese Film</i>, written by a pioneer of Japanese film studies in the United States, provides many of these viewers with the necessary tools to construct a deeper understanding of Japanese cinema. In her introduction, Keiko McDonald presents a historical overview for those with little or no knowledge of Japanese cinema and outlines a unified approach to film analysis. Sixteen "readings" of films currently available on DVD with English subtitles put theory into practice as she considers a wide range of work, from familiar classics by Yasujiro Ozu <i>(Floating Weeds)</i>, Kenji Mizoguchi <i>(Sisters of Gion)</i>, and Akira Kurosawa <i>(Drunken Angel)</i>, to the films of a younger generation of directors, including Hirokazu Koreeda's <i>Maboroshi</i>, Yoshimitsu Morita's <i>The Family Game</i>, Takeshi Kitano's <i>Kids Return</i>, and Naomi Kawase's <i>Suzaku</i>. Specific genres are also represented. Shiro Toyoda's melodramatic <i>The Mistress</i> adapts a work of Japanese literature. Kaneto Shindo's <i>Onibaba</i> is a horror film with socio-political overtones. <i>My Neighbor Totoro</i> is a beloved anime by Oscar-winner Hayao Miyazaki. The Japanese commitment to period film is examined via Hiroshi Inagaki's classic <i>Musashi</i> trilogy. Suitably analytic yet thoroughly accessible, this work will become a staple of Asian film studies courses and enrich any cinema lover's appreciation of Japanese film.} SN - 082482993X TI - Reading a Japanese Film: Cinema in Context PB - {University of Hawaii Press} KW - cinema-japan KW - popularculture-japan AU - Mcdonald, Keiko PY - 2006/01/31/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/082482993X ER -