Re-Viewing the Past: The Uses of History in the Cinema of Imperial Japan

by Sean O'Reilly

Book Overview

Re-Viewing the Past: The Uses of History in the Cinema of Imperial Japan analyzes the complicated relationship between history films, audiences, reviewers and censors in Japan for the critically important years from 1925-1945. First contextualizing the history of the popular "Bakumatsu" period (1853-1868), the moment of Japan's emergence as a modern nation, Sean O'Reilly paves the way for a reinterpretation of Japanese pre and postwar cinema...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501362178
• ISBN13: 9781501362170
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"