Japanese Period Film

A Critical Analysis

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

Av S.A. Thornton, S. a. Thornton, S. A. Thornton

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This study examines the history of the Japanese period film and proposes that a powerful relationship exists between the past and present in Japan's narrative tradition. The first section of the book analyzes the form and function of the Japanese period film, describing the unique iconography and characteristics of films set in the past. The author also examines how the period film has allowed Japanese filmmakers to circumvent government censorship by serving as a rhetorical device with which they can explore contemporary concerns through a criticism of the past. The final section of the book contains chapters that focus on the narrative in Japanese epic, religion, theater, and modern popular literature. A complete filmography and bibliography are included.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-11-13
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt358 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor263
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786431366

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Donald Richie Introduction PART ONE: THE NARRATIVE SET IN THE PAST1. The Japanese Period Film 2. The Japanese Period Piece 3. The Japanese Hero 4. Sixteenth Century Japan in Film 5. The Yakuza Film PART TWO: REALISM IN THE NARRATIVE6. The Shinkokugeki and the Zenshinza: Western Representational Realism and the Japanese Period Film 7. Historical Realism 8. From Stage Realism to Film Realism PART THREE: THE SCENE IN JAPANESE NARRATIVE9. Thematic Composition, Formulaic Diction and Cinema 10. The Japanese Epic as Buddhist Sermon 11. Thematic Composition in the Japanese Epic: On the Type Scene 12. Traditional Narrative and Yamada YÉji Chapter Notes Filmography Bibliography Index