Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2

New Book of Reviews and Essays Devoted to Japanese Cinema Official Site: intellectbooks.co.uk Special Thanks to John Berra

Publisher Intellect Books will soon release Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2, the latest installment in their Directory of World Cinema series. Building on and bringing up to date the material presented in the first Directory of World Cinema: Japan (2010), this volume continues the exploration of the enduring classics, cult favorites, and contemporary blockbusters of Japanese cinema with new contributions from leading critics and film scholars. Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2 will be published in the United Kingdom on February 15th, with the American release set for April 15th. Among the additions to this volume are in-depth treatments of two previously unexplored genres -- youth cinema and films depicting lowerclass settings -- considered alongside discussions of popular narrative forms, including J-Horror, samurai cinema, anime, and the Japanese New Wave. Accompanying the critical essays in this volume are more than 150 new film reviews, complemented by full-color film stills, and significantly expanded references for further study. From the Golden Age to the film festival favorites of today, Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2 completes this comprehensive treatment of a consistently fascinating national cinema. Contributors include Colette Balmain (Introduction to Japanese Horror Film), Patrick Galloway (Stray Dogs and Lone Wolves: The Samurai Film Handbook), Aaron Gerow (Kitano Takeshi), Jim Harper (Flowers from Hell: The Modern Japanese Horror Film), Helen McCarthy (The Anime Encyclopedia), Brian Ruh (Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii) and Tom Vick (Asian Cinema: A Field Guide). Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2 is edited by John Berra, lecturer in film studies at Nanjing University. Berra is the author of Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent Production and the editor of Directory of World Cinema: Japan and Directory of World Cinema: American Independent, also published by Intellect. Outline of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction by the Editor Film of the Year: SAWAKO DECIDES Festival Focus: JAPAN CUTS Industry Spotlight: Interview with John Williams Cultural Crossover: Japanese Cinema and Bunraku Puppetry, Japanese Cinema and Photography Scoring Cinema: KIKUJIRO Stardom: Kinuyo Tanaka Directors: Kyoshi Kurosawa, Tetsuya Nakashima, Naoko Ogigami, Hiroshi Shumizu, Shuji Terayama Alternative Japan Reviews: ADRIFT IN TOKYO, THE BLOOD OF REBIRTH, DEAR DOCTOR, DOLLS, EUREKA, FISH STORY, FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT, GLORY TO THE FILMMAKER!, HANA-BI, INTO A DREAM, IT`S ONLY TALK, LOVE EXPOSURE, MOURNING FOREST, 9 SOULS, OUR BRIEF ETERNITY, SAKURAN, STILL WALKING, SWAY, TAKESHIS`, TORSO, VIBRATOR, YURIKO`S AROMA Anime / Animation Reviews: BAREFOOT GEN, BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY, THE CAT RETURNS, COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, JIN ROH, KIKI`S DELIVERY SERVICE, THE LITTLE NORSE PRINCE, METROPOLIS, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, NEO TOKYO, NINJA SCROLL, ONLY YESTERDAY, ORIGIN: SPIRITS OF THE PAST, THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS, PONYO, THE PROFESSIONAL: GOLGO 13, SAINT SEIYA: THE MOVIE, THE SKY CRAWLERS, SUMMER DAYS WITH COO, TEKKON KINKREET, WICKED CITY Chambara / Samurai Cinema Reviews: GOHATTO, GOYOKIN, HARAKIRI, THE HIDDEN BLADE, ICHI, SAMURAI RESURRECTION, SHOGUN`S SAMURAI, SWORD OF DOOM, THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI, WHEN THE LAST SWORD IS DRAWN Contemporary Blockbusters Reviews: BANDAGE, COPYCAT KILLERS, CYBORG SHE, DEPARTURES, DORORO, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR, K-20: LEGEND OF THE MASK, MEMORIES OF MATSUKO, MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE, MUSHISHI, MY DARLING IS A FOREIGNER, NOBODY TO WATCH OVER ME, 20TH CENTURY BOYS, VILLAIN, ZEBRAMAN J-Horror / Japanese Horror Reviews: CURE, DEAD RISING, END CALL, GHOST ACTRESS, KAIDAN, ONE MISSED CALL series, PARASITE EVE, PREMONITION, REINCARNATION, THE SUICIDE MANUAL, TOKYO ZOMBIE, UZUMAKI, VISITOR Q, VITAL, X-CROSS Jidai-geki / Period Drama Reviews: AN ACTOR`S REVENGE, THE ASSASSINATION, BALLAD OF NARAYAMA, THE CRUCIFIED LOVERS, HUMANITY AND PAPER BALLOONS, KAGEMUSHA, KOKORO, THE MEN WHO TREAD ON THE TIGER`S TAIL, THE MILLION RYO POT< PRINCESS YANG KWEI FEI, RED BEARD, RED LION, SANSHO THE BALIFF, THE SEA IS WATCHING, SOREKARA Nuberu bagu/ The Japanese New Wave Reviews: DEAR SUMMER SISTER, DIARY OF SHINJUKU THIEF, THE EEL, EROS + MASSACRE, GATE OF FLESH, IF YOU WERE YOUNG: RAGE, THE INFERNO OF FIRST LOVE, THE INSECT WOMAN, THE KEY, A MAN VANISHES, THE MAN WITHOUT A MAP, ODD OBSESSION, THE PORNOGRAPHERS, THREE RESURRECTED DRUNKARDS, WARM WATER UNDER A RED BRIDGE Seishun eiga / Japanese Youth Cinema Reviews: BLUE SPRING, CROMARTIE HIGH, A GENTLE BREEZE IN THE VILLAGE, HAZARD, HONEY AND CLOVER, KAMIKAZE GIRLS, LINDA LINDA LINDA, NORWEGIAN WOOD, PING PONG, 69 Shomin-geki / Lower Class Life Reviews: BLOOD AND BONES, ENJO, KIDS RETURN, THE MUNEKARA SISTERS, NOBODY KNOWS, THE RICKSHAW MAN, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKES, SUMMER CLOUDS, TOKYO TWILIGHT, TWENTY-FOUR EYES Yakuza / Gangster Reviews: AGITATOR, ICHI THE KILLER, OUTRAGE, PALE FLOWER, PISTOL OPERA, POSTMAN BLUES, SHARK SKIN MAN AND PEACH HIP GIRL, SHINJKU TRIAD SOCIETY, THE STREET FIGHTER, SYMPATHY FOR THE UNDERDOG, THE TRIPLE CROSS, VIOLENT COP, THE WOLVES, YAKUZA GRAVEYARD, YOUTH OF THE BEAST Product Details Publisher: Intellect, Ltd. Format: Paperback Size: 240x174mm Pages: 327 UK Publication date: February 15, 2012 List price: £15.95 US Publication date: April 15, 2012 List price: $25.00

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