The Dorama Encyclopedia
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The Dorama Encyclopedia
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Author : Jonathan Clements
language : en
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Release Date : 2003-11-01
The Dorama Encyclopedia written by Jonathan Clements and has been published by Stone Bridge Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-01 with Performing Arts categories.
An entertaining reference to popular Japanese TV shows, from the publisher of The Anime Encyclopedia.
The Dorama Encyclopedia
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Author : Jonathan Clements
language : en
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Release Date : 2003-11-01
The Dorama Encyclopedia written by Jonathan Clements and has been published by Stone Bridge Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-01 with Performing Arts categories.
Deeply connected to Japanese anime, manga, music, and film is . . . Japanese TV. This encyclopedic survey of the next cultural tsunami to hit America has over one thousand entries—including production data, synopses, and commentaries—on everything from rubber-monster shows to samurai drama, from crime to horror, unlocking an entire culture’s pop history as never before. Over one hundred fifty of these shows have been broadcast on American TV, and more will follow, perhaps even such oddball fare as a Japanese "The Practice" and "Geisha Detective." Indexed, with resources for fans, couch potatoes, and researchers. Jonathan Clements is contributing editor to Newtype USA Magazine and coauthor of The Anime Encyclopedia. Motoko Tamamuro is an art historian and contributor to Manga Max.
Anime
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Author : Rayna Denison
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-10-22
Anime written by Rayna Denison and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-22 with Performing Arts categories.
Anime: A Critical Introduction maps the genres that have thrived within Japanese animation culture, and shows how a wide range of commentators have made sense of anime through discussions of its generic landscape. From the battling robots that define the mecha genre through to Studio Ghibli's dominant genre-brand of plucky shojo (young girl) characters, this book charts the rise of anime as a globally significant category of animation. It further thinks through the differences between anime's local and global genres: from the less-considered niches like nichijo-kei (everyday style anime) through to the global popularity of science fiction anime, this book tackles the tensions between the markets and audiences for anime texts. Anime is consequently understood in this book as a complex cultural phenomenon: not simply a “genre,” but as an always shifting and changing set of texts. Its inherent changeability makes anime an ideal contender for global dissemination, as it can be easily re-edited, translated and then newly understood as it moves through the world's animation markets. As such, Anime: A Critical Introduction explores anime through a range of debates that have emerged around its key film texts, through discussions of animation and violence, through debates about the cyborg and through the differences between local and global understandings of anime products. Anime: A Critical Introduction uses these debates to frame a different kind of understanding of anime, one rooted in contexts, rather than just texts. In this way, Anime: A Critical Introduction works to create a space in which we can rethink the meanings of anime as it travels around the world.
Anime
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Author : Jonathan Clements
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-07-25
Anime written by Jonathan Clements and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-25 with Performing Arts categories.
This comprehensive history of Japanese animation draws on Japanese primary sources and testimony from industry professionals to explore the production and reception of anime, from its origins in Japanese cartoons of the 1920s and 30s to the international successes of companies such as Studio Ghibli and Nintendo, films such as Spirited Away and video game characters such as Pokémon.
Japanese Cinema
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Author : Alastair Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Japanese Cinema written by Alastair Phillips and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with History categories.
From the Seven Samaruai and Godzilla to the Ring. this is an outstanding collection of twenty-four articles on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the present day, that presents a full introduction to Japanese cinema history, culture and society.
The Critic And The Drama
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Author : George Jean Nathan
language : en
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Release Date : 1972
The Critic And The Drama written by George Jean Nathan and has been published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Literary Criticism categories.
George Jean Nathan (1882-1958) was formative influence on American letters in the first half of this century, and is generally considered the leading drama critic of his era. With H. L. Mencken, Nathan edited The Smart Set and founded and edited The American Mercury, journals that shaped opinion in the 1920s and 1930s. This series of reprints, individually introduced by the distinguished critic and novelist Charles Angoff, collects Nathan's penetrating, witty, and sometimes cynical drama criticism.
Interpreting Japan
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Author : Brian McVeigh
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-07-11
Interpreting Japan written by Brian McVeigh and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-11 with Social Science categories.
Written by an experienced teacher and scholar, this book offers university students a handy "how to" guide for interpreting Japanese society and conducting their own research. Stressing the importance of an interdisciplinary approach, Brian McVeigh lays out practical and understandable research approaches in a systematic fashion to demonstrate how, with the right conceptual tools and enough bibliographical sources, Japanese society can be productively analyzed from a distance. In concise chapters, these approaches are applied to a whole range of topics: from the aesthetics of street culture; the philosophical import of sci-fi anime; how the state distributes wealth; welfare policies; the impact of official policies on gender relations; updated spiritual traditions; why manners are so important; kinship structures; corporate culture; class; schooling; self-presentation; visual culture; to the subtleties of Japanese grammar. Examples from popular culture, daily life, and historical events are used to illustrate and highlight the color, dynamism, and diversity of Japanese society. Designed for both beginning and more advanced students, this book is intended not just for Japanese studies but for cross-cultural comparison and to demonstrate how social scientists craft their scholarship.
Superheroes On World Screens
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Author : Rayna Denison
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2015-05-26
Superheroes On World Screens written by Rayna Denison and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-26 with Social Science categories.
Superheroes such as Superman and Spider-Man have spread all over the world. As this edited volume shows, many national cultures have created or reimagined the idea of the superhero, while the realm of superheroes now contains many icons whose histories borrow from local folklore and legends. Consequently, the superhero needs reconsideration, to be regarded as part of both local and global culture as well as examined for the rich meanings that such broad origins and re-workings create. This collection stands out as the first concentrated attempt to think through the meanings and significance of the superhero, not only as a product of culture in the United States, but as a series of local, transnational, and global exchanges in popular media. Through analysis of mainly film, television, and computer screens, contributors offer three challenges to the idea of the "American" superhero: transnational reimagining of superhero culture, emerging local superheroes, and the use of local superheroes to undermine dominant political ideologies. The essays explore the shifting transnational meanings of Doctor Who, Thor, and the Phantom, as these characters are reimagined in world culture. Other chapters chart the rise of local superheroes from India, the Middle East, Thailand, and South Korea. These explorations demonstrate how far superheroes have traveled to inspire audiences worldwide.
Modern Japan All That Matters
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Author : Jonathan Clements
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-11-28
Modern Japan All That Matters written by Jonathan Clements and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-28 with History categories.
How has Japan become a global superpower and what does the future look like for it? There was a time in the 1980s when, if the media were to be believed, the Japanese were set to become the masters of the world and owners of all our companies and intellectual properties. Today, Japan's rapid ascendancy now seems dwarfed by the metoric rise of its neighbour, China. Here, Jonathan Clements charts the rise of Japan since the end of World War Two. Presenting the country as the Japanese themselves see it, he explains key issues in national reconstruction, the often-overlooked US Occupation, the influence of the Cold War, student unrest, political scandals, and the meteoric rise and sudden fall of the Japanese economy in the late 20th century. He chronicles changes in women's rights and consumer habits, developments in politics, education and health today, and the shadow of nuclear issues from Hiroshima to Fukushima. He also raises topics rarely covered by the foreign media - Japan's ethnic minorities and burakumin underclass, the influence of organised crime and the hard sell behind "soft" power.
Director In Action
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Author : Stephen Teo
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2007-06-01
Director In Action written by Stephen Teo and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-01 with Social Science categories.
Director in Action examines the career of Johnnie To, whose art-house action hits include A Hero Never Dies, The Longest Nite, Running out of Time, The Mission, PTU, Breaking News, Election, and Election 2. The author discusses the symbiotic relationship between director and genre, why To is regarded as an auteur, and the influence he has on the trajectory of the action genre in the Hong Kong cinema. The author's view is that To's idiosyncratic auteurist style transforms the generic conventions under which he is compelled to work, and that there is a discernible element of experimentalism in his most outstanding films. In addition, To modulates the film noir form to suit his local contexts, characters and locations, to create a highly personalized noir cinema in post-1997 Hong Kong.