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The cinema of Ozu Yasujiro : histories of the everyday /

A re-interpretation of the master of Japanese cinema from a socio-historical perspective. One of the most well regarded of non-Western film directors, responsible for acknowledged classics like Tokyo Story (1953), Ozu Yasujiro worked during a period of immense turbulence for Japan and its population...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joo, Woojeong (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Colección:Edinburgh studies in East Asian film.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A re-interpretation of the master of Japanese cinema from a socio-historical perspective. One of the most well regarded of non-Western film directors, responsible for acknowledged classics like Tokyo Story (1953), Ozu Yasujiro worked during a period of immense turbulence for Japan and its population. This book offers a new interpretation of Ozu's career, from his earliest work in the 1920s up to his death in 1963, focusing on Ozu's depiction of the everyday life and experiences of ordinary Japanese people during a time of depression, war and economic resurgence. Firmly situating him within the context of the Japanese film industry, Woojeong Joo examines Ozu's work as a studio director and his relation to sound cinema, and looks in-depth at his wartime experiences and his adaptation to post-war Japanese society. Drawing on Japanese materials not previously examined in western scholarship, this is a ground-breaking new study of a master of cinema. Case studies include:. Ozu's shoshimin films Ozu's wartime films, including the script of The Flavour of Green Tea over Rice Postwar script of The Moon Has Risen Tokyo Story One of the most well regarded of non-Western film directors, responsible for acknowledged classics like Tokyo Story (1953), Ozu Yasujiro worked during a period of immense turbulence for Japan and its population. This book offers a new interpretation of Ozu's career, from his earliest work in the 1920s up to his death in 1963, focusing on Ozu's depiction of the everyday life and experiences of ordinary Japanese people during a time of depression, war and economic resurgence. Firmly situating him within the context of the Japanese film industry, Woojeong Joo examines Ozu's work as a studio director and his relation to sound cinema, and looks in-depth at his wartime experiences and his adaptation to postwar Japanese society. Drawing on Japanese materials not previously examined in western scholarship, this is a groundbreaking new study of a master of cinema.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266), filmography (pages 247-250) , and index.
ISBN:9780748696338
0748696334
9781474424547
1474424546
0748696326
9780748696321