Reading a Japanese film : cinema in context /

McDonald, Keiko I.

Reading a Japanese film : cinema in context / Keiko I. McDonald. - Honolulu : London : University of Hawai'i Press ; Eurospan [distributor], 2006. - ix, 312 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Abbrieviated contents: Sisters of the Gion - Drunken angel - The mistress - Samurai trilogy - Floating weeds - Onibaba - Muddy river - The family game - MacArthur's children - A taxing woman - My neighbour Totoro - Madadayo - Maboroshi - Kid return - Suzaku.

Keiko McDonald presents a historical overview and outlines a unified approach to Japanese film theory. She analyses a wide range of work, from familiar classics by Ozu and Kurosawa to the films of a younger generation of directors.

Specialized.

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Motion pictures--Japan.

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