A. Dorman Paradoxical Japaneseness Cultural Representation in 21st Century Japanese Cinema

▶ Explores the impact of transnational production practices in Japanese cinema ▶ Provides insightful analysis of cultural representation in Japanese films ▶ Features a range of textual and empirical analysis

This book offers insightful analysis of cultural representation in Japanese cinema of the early 21st century. The impact of transnational production practices on films such as Dolls (2002), Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009), and 13 Assassins (2010) is considered through textual and empirical analysis. The author discusses contradictory forms of cultural representation – cultural concealment and cultural 1st ed. 2016, XIII, 224 p. 10 illus. performance – and their relationship to both changing practices in the Japanese film A product of Palgrave Macmillan UK industry and the global film market. Case studies take into account popular genres such as J Horror and jidaigeki period films, as well as the work of renowned filmmakers Takeshi Kitano, Takashi Miike, Shinya Tsukamoto and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Printed book Hardcover ▶ 109,99 € | £99.99 | $139.99 ▶ *117,69 € (D) | 120,99 € (A) | CHF 130.00

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