Japanese Americans In U S Films
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Japanese Americans In U S Films
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Author : John Roston
language : en
Publisher: John Roston
Release Date : 1983-06-01
Japanese Americans In U S Films written by John Roston and has been published by John Roston this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-06-01 with History categories.
The Office of War Information's influence on the portrayal of Japanese-Americans in motion pictures provides an unusual opportunity for a case study of the implementation of a motion picture propaganda policy. OWl 's motion picture program included the production and theatrical distribution of government films and the review before release of feature films produced by the Hollywood studios. The OWl policy on Japanese-Americans is examined to show how it called for three conflicting views. In government films, implementation of the policy became a problem of film technique for government filmmakers. In Hollywood films, the policy was implemented by a special OWl Hollywood Office. The change in that Office's attitude toward the portrayal of Japanese-Americans over the course of the war is detailed through an examination of its film reviews and correspondence. They suggest the emergence of bureaucratic attitudes to deal with the difficult social issues involved.
The Japan America Film Wars
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Author : Markus Nornes
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis US
Release Date : 1994
The Japan America Film Wars written by Markus Nornes and has been published by Taylor & Francis US this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
With contributions from noted critics and film historians from both countries, "The Japan/American Film Wars" examines some of the most innovative and disturbing propaganda ever created. It analyzes the conflicting images of these films and their effectiveness in defining public perception of the enemy. It also offers pointed commentary on the power of visual imagery to enhance racial tensions and enforce both positive and negative stereotypes of the Other. In language that is both lively and accessible, the book evaluates the overt and veiled visual messages that influenced public opinion fifty years ago and discovers surprising similarities between these images and those presented during the recent Persian Gulf conflict. Abe Mark Nornes is an independent critic and a co-ordinator at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan. Fukushima Yukio gradauted from the Law Faculty of Chuo University and was a co-ordinator for the 1991 Yamagata International Doc
Japanese Horror Films And Their American Remakes
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Author : Valerie Wee
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-23
Japanese Horror Films And Their American Remakes written by Valerie Wee and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-23 with Art categories.
The Ring (2002)—Hollywood’s remake of the Japanese cult success Ringu (1998)—marked the beginning of a significant trend in the late 1990s and early 2000s of American adaptations of Asian horror films. This book explores this complex process of adaptation, paying particular attention to the various transformations that occur when texts cross cultural boundaries. Through close readings of a range of Japanese horror films and their Hollywood remakes, this study addresses the social, cultural, aesthetic and generic features of each national cinema’s approach to and representation of horror, within the subgenre of the ghost story, tracing convergences and divergences in the films’ narrative trajectories, aesthetic style, thematic focus and ideological content. In comparing contemporary Japanese horror films with their American adaptations, this book advances existing studies of both the Japanese and American cinematic traditions, by: illustrating the ways in which each tradition responds to developments in its social, cultural and ideological milieu; and, examining Japanese horror films and their American remakes through a lens that highlights cross-cultural exchange and bilateral influence. The book will be of interest to scholars of film, media, and cultural studies.
Making Asian American Film And Video
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Author : Jun Okada
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2015-03-06
Making Asian American Film And Video written by Jun Okada and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-06 with Performing Arts categories.
The words “Asian American film” might evoke a painfully earnest, low-budget documentary or family drama, destined to be seen only in small film festivals or on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). In her groundbreaking study of the past fifty years of Asian American film and video, Jun Okada demonstrates that although this stereotype is not entirely unfounded, a remarkably diverse range of Asian American filmmaking has emerged. Yet Okada also reveals how the legacy of institutional funding and the “PBS style” unites these filmmakers, whether they are working within that system or setting themselves in opposition to its conventions. Making Asian American Film and Video explores how the genre has served as a flashpoint for debates about what constitutes Asian American identity. Tracing a history of how Asian American film was initially conceived as a form of public-interest media, part of a broader effort to give voice to underrepresented American minorities, Okada shows why this seemingly well-intentioned project inspired deeply ambivalent responses. In addition, she considers a number of Asian American filmmakers who have opted out of producing state-funded films, from Wayne Wang to Gregg Araki to Justin Lin. Okada gives us a unique behind-the-scenes look at the various institutions that have bankrolled and distributed Asian American films, revealing the dynamic interplay between commercial and state-run media. More than just a history of Asian Americans in film, Making Asian American Film and Video is an insightful meditation on both the achievements and the limitations of institutionalized multiculturalism.
The Japanese Image In American Films 1904 1967
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Author : Bonnie Gail Rowan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The Japanese Image In American Films 1904 1967 written by Bonnie Gail Rowan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Japanese categories.
Mr Smith Goes To Tokyo
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Author : Kyōko Hirano
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Release Date : 1992-09-17
Mr Smith Goes To Tokyo written by Kyōko Hirano and has been published by Smithsonian Books (DC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-09-17 with Business & Economics categories.
We Hereby Refuse
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Author : Frank Abe
language : en
Publisher: Chin Music
Release Date : 2021
We Hereby Refuse written by Frank Abe and has been published by Chin Music this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY categories.
Three Japanese American individuals with different beliefs and backgrounds decided to resist imprisonment by the United States government during World War II in different ways. Jim Akutsu, considered by some to be the inspiration for John Okada's No-No Boy, resisted the draft and argued that he had no obligation to serve the US military because he was classified as an enemy alien. Hiroshi Kashiwagi renounced his United States citizenship and refused to fill out the "loyalty questionnaire" required by the US government. He and his family were segregated by the government and ostracized by the Japanese American community for being "disloyal." And Mitsuye Endo became a reluctant but willing plaintiff in a Supreme Court case that was eventually decided in her favor. These three stories show the devastating effects of the imprisonment, but also how widespread and varied the resistance was. Frank Abe is writer/director of the film on the largest organized resistance to incarceration, Conscience and the Constitution (PBS), and co-editor of JOHN OKADA: The Life and Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy (University of Washington Press). Tamiko Nimura is a Sansei/Pinay freelance writer, editor, and public historian, contributing regularly to Discover Nikkei and the International Examiner. Ross Ishikawa is a cartoonist and animator living in Seattle. Matt Sasaki is the artist on Fighting for America: Nisei Soldiers by Lawrence Matsuda.
Screening Enlightenment
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Author : Hiroshi Kitamura
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2010
Screening Enlightenment written by Hiroshi Kitamura and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Japan categories.
Shows how the US's expansive attempt at cultural globalization helped transform Japan into one of Hollywood's key markets. He also demonstrates the prominent role American cinema played in the political reeducation and reorientation of the Japanese.
Identities In Motion
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Author : Peter X Feng
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2002-08-14
Identities In Motion written by Peter X Feng and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-14 with Performing Arts categories.
This innovative book shows how Asian American filmmakers and videomakers frame and are framed by history—how they define and are defined by cinematic projections of Asian American identity. Combining close readings of films and videos, sophisticated cultural analyses, and detailed production histories that reveal the complex forces at play in the making and distributing of these movies, Identities in Motion offers an illuminating interpretative framework for assessing the extraordinary range of Asian American films produced in North America. Peter X Feng considers a wide range of works—from genres such as detective films to romantic comedies to ethnographic films, documentaries, avant-garde videos, newsreels, travelogues, and even home movies. Feng begins by examining movies about three crucial moments that defined the American nation and the roles of Asian Americans within it: the arrival of Chinese and Japanese women in the American West and Hawai’i; the incorporation of the Philippines into the U.S. empire; and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. In subsequent chapters Feng discusses cinematic depictions of ideological conflicts among Asian Americans and of the complex forces that compel migration, extending his nuanced analysis of the intersections of sexuality, ethnicity, and nationalist movements. Identities in Motion illuminates the fluidity of Asian American identities, expressing the diversity and complexity of Asian Americans—including Filipinos, Indonesians, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Laotians, Indians, and Koreans—from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century.
Imaging Japanese America
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Author : Elena Tajima Creef
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2004
Imaging Japanese America written by Elena Tajima Creef and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Social Science categories.
As we have been reminded by the renewed acceptance of racial profiling, and the detention and deportation of hundreds of immigrants of Arab and Muslim descent on unknown charges following September 11, in times of national crisis we take refuge in the visual construction of citizenship in order to imagine ourselves as part of a larger, cohesive national American community. Beginning with another moment of national historical trauma—December 7, 1941 and the subsequent internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans—Imaging Japanese America unearths stunning and seldom seen photographs of Japanese Americans by the likes of Dorothea Lange, Ansel Adams, and Toyo Mitatake. In turn, Elena Tajima Creef examines the perspective from inside, as visualized by Mine Okubo's Maus-like dramatic cartoon and by films made by Asian Americans about the internment experience. She then traces the ways in which contemporary representations of Japanese Americans in popular culture are inflected by the politics of historical memory from World War II. Creef closes with a look at the representation of the multiracial Japanese American body at the turn of the millennium.