From Book to Screen: Modern Japanese Literature in Films

By Keiko I. McDonald

Book Overview

This study explores the connections between Japan's modern literary tradition and its national cinema. The first part offers a historical and cultural overview of the working relationship that developed between pure literature and film. The second analyzes 12 literary works and their adaptions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765603888
• ISBN13: 9780765603883
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.0"