Reading a Japanese Film
, by McDonald, Keiko I.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780824829933 | 082482993X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/1/2005
Reading a Japanese Film, written by a pioneer of Japanese film studies in the United States, provides viewers new to Japanese cinema with the necessary tools to construct a deeper understanding of some of the most critically acclaimed and thoroughly entertaining films ever made. In her introduction, Keiko McDonald presents a historical overview and outlines a unified approach to film analysis. Sixteen "readings" of films currently available on DVD with English subtitles put theory into practice as she considers a wide range of work, from familiar classics by Ozu and Kurosawa to the films of a younger generation of directors.