A Dream of Resistance: The Cinema of Kobayashi Masaki

by Stephen Prince

Celebrated as one of Japan's greatest filmmakers, Kobayashi Masaki's scorching depictions of war and militarism marked him as a uniquely defiant voice in post-war Japanese cinema. A pacifist drafted into Japan's Imperial Army, Kobayashi survived the war with his principles intact and created a body of work that was uncompromising in its critique of the nation's military heritage. Yet his renowned political critiques were grounded in spiritual perspectives,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813592356
• ISBN13: 9780813592350
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher