Reading a Japanese Film: Cinema in Context

By Keiko I. McDonald

Book Overview

Reading a Japanese Film, written by a pioneer of Japanese film studies in the United States, provides viewers new to Japanese cinema with the necessary tools to construct a deeper understanding of some of the most critically acclaimed and thoroughly entertaining films ever made. In her introduction, Keiko McDonald presents a historical overview and outlines a unified approach to film analysis. Sixteen "readings" of films currently available on DVD with English subtitles put theory into practice as she considers a wide range of work, from familiar classics by Ozu and Kurosawa to the films of a younger generation of directors.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082482993X
• ISBN13: 9780824829933
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.9"