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0. introduction ... links, books on Japanese cinema




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This article is from the ITAMI Juzo, OZU Yasujiro, and the Japanese Cinema FAQ, by TANAKA Tomoyuki tanaka@cs.indiana.edu with numerous contributions by others.

0. introduction ... links, books on Japanese cinema

this FAQ file will complement "intro to Japanese cinema" in
other media (books, college courses, etc).

http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Countries/Japan/
(3000 titles. alphabetical listing only.
too bad it's not categorized, sorted by rating, etc)

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/8353/mov_main.html

http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/cjs/events/film97f.html

http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=japan+film
http://ink.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=japan+film

there are many good books on Japanese cinema and films in general.
e.g., "Film Art: An Introduction" (by David Bordwell and
Kristen Thompson) contains extended discussions on Ozu films.
i liked the interesting comments on Hollywood's 180 degree
angle vs Ozu's 360 degree angle, Ozu's visual continuity, etc.

--- "shomin eiga"
according to Donald Richie (see the list of books), the
Japanese cinema's truly original genre is the
"shomin eiga" (ordinaly people film).
this is the tradition of Ozu and "Torasan" films.

--- Jp cinema is faring well against Hollywood's cultural invasion.

in his book "nihon eiga" (1992), SATO Tadao states that
in European nations only 20% or less of box office sales
are from domestic films. in Japan the figure is 40%.

(HK and other Asian nations are probably doing well
in this regard. send me info if you have any.)

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some books from <http://www.amazon.com>

--- Japanese Cinema : An Introduction (Images of Asia).
Donald Richie / Hardcover / 1990. Our Price: $16.95

--- Japanese Cinema; Film Style and National Character.
Donald, Richie / 1971

--- Japanese Film Directors. Audie Bock / 1978 (Kodansha)

--- Japan in Film : A Comprehensive Annotated Catalogue of
Documentary and Theatrical Films on Japan Available in
the United States. Peter Grilli / 1984

--- Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! : The Incredible World of
Japanese Fantasy Films. Stuart Galbraith, et al /
Paperback / 1998. Our Price: $13.56

[animation]

--- The Complete Anime Guide : Japanese Animation Film Directory
& Resource Guide. Trish Ledoux, et al / 1997

--- Samurai from Outer Space : Understanding Japanese Animation.
Antonia Levi / Paperback / 1996. Our Price: $15.16
[an example of American compulsion to associate
the Japanese and "Samurai"]

--- The Anime! : Movie Guide. Helen McCarthy / Paperback / 1997
(Out Of Stock)

 

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