Introduction to Japanese horror film /

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This book is a major historical and cultural overview of an increasingly popular genre. Starting with the cultural phenomenon of Godzilla, it explores the evolution of Japanese horror from the 1950s through to contemporary classics of Japanese horror cinema such as Ringu and Ju-On: The Grudge. Divid...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Balmain, Colette
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Horror films > Japan > History and criticism.
Films d'horreur > Japon > Histoire et critique.
DRAMA.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General.
Horror films.
Japan.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Origins
  • 1. Laying the Foundations
  • 2. Horror after Hiroshima
  • 3. Edo Gothic: Deceitful Samurai and Wronged Women
  • 4. Ghosts of Desire: Kaidan pinku eiga
  • pt. 2 Genre
  • 5. Rape-Revenge Film: From Violation to Vengeance
  • 6. Zombies, Cannibals and the Living Dead
  • 7. Haunted Houses and Family Melodramas
  • 8. Serial Killers and Slashers Japanese-Style
  • 9. Techno-Horror and Urban Alienation.

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