Author: Jasper Sharp
Publisher: Fab Press
ISBN: 9781903254547
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Takes the reader on a wild joy ride deep into the hinterlands of Japanese culture, society and radical politics by way of the weird and wonderful world of the country's distinctive sex film movements. Focusing on one of the most notorious secrets of Japanese filmmaking, the erotic Pink Film (or pinku eiga) genre, Behind the Pink Curtain features numerous interviews with leading figures in the field and offers an exhaustive, yet colourful, trawl through Japan's most vibrant and prolific film sector.
Behind the Pink Curtain
Author: Jasper Sharp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Takes the reader on a wild joy ride deep into the hinterlands of Japanese culture, society and radical politics by way of the weird and wonderful world of the country's distinctive sex film movements. Focusing on one of the most notorious secrets of Japanese filmmaking, the erotic Pink Film (or pinku eiga) genre, Behind the Pink Curtain features numerous interviews with leading figures in the field and offers an exhaustive, yet colourful, trawl through Japan's most vibrant and prolific film sector.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Takes the reader on a wild joy ride deep into the hinterlands of Japanese culture, society and radical politics by way of the weird and wonderful world of the country's distinctive sex film movements. Focusing on one of the most notorious secrets of Japanese filmmaking, the erotic Pink Film (or pinku eiga) genre, Behind the Pink Curtain features numerous interviews with leading figures in the field and offers an exhaustive, yet colourful, trawl through Japan's most vibrant and prolific film sector.
Behind the Pink Curtain
Author: Jasper Sharp
Publisher: Fab Press
ISBN: 9781903254547
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Takes the reader on a wild joy ride deep into the hinterlands of Japanese culture, society and radical politics by way of the weird and wonderful world of the country's distinctive sex film movements. Focusing on one of the most notorious secrets of Japanese filmmaking, the erotic Pink Film (or pinku eiga) genre, Behind the Pink Curtain features numerous interviews with leading figures in the field and offers an exhaustive, yet colourful, trawl through Japan's most vibrant and prolific film sector.
Publisher: Fab Press
ISBN: 9781903254547
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Takes the reader on a wild joy ride deep into the hinterlands of Japanese culture, society and radical politics by way of the weird and wonderful world of the country's distinctive sex film movements. Focusing on one of the most notorious secrets of Japanese filmmaking, the erotic Pink Film (or pinku eiga) genre, Behind the Pink Curtain features numerous interviews with leading figures in the field and offers an exhaustive, yet colourful, trawl through Japan's most vibrant and prolific film sector.
Beyond the Pink Curtain
Author: Roman Kuhar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Homophobia
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Homophobia
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Love and Heart, Vol. 2
Author: Chitose Kaido
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 197532045X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Having eased her doubts a about Haruma, Yoh starts to relax around him, not realizing that he was actually behind the stalker incident. But when Yoh begins to assist the University Students’ Union, she finds herself in trouble once again. The group’s vice president, Kunie-senpai, has a grudge against her—and he’s threatening to take it out on Sawako if she doesn’t do as he says! In desperate need of help, can she bring herself to rely on Haruma?
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
ISBN: 197532045X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Having eased her doubts a about Haruma, Yoh starts to relax around him, not realizing that he was actually behind the stalker incident. But when Yoh begins to assist the University Students’ Union, she finds herself in trouble once again. The group’s vice president, Kunie-senpai, has a grudge against her—and he’s threatening to take it out on Sawako if she doesn’t do as he says! In desperate need of help, can she bring herself to rely on Haruma?
Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema
Author: Jasper Sharp
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810875411
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 565
Book Description
The cinema of Japan predates that of Russia, China, and India, and it has been able to sustain itself without outside assistance for over a century. Japanese cinema's long history of production and considerable output has seen films made in a variety of genres, including melodramas, romances, gangster movies, samurai movies, musicals, horror films, and monster films. It has also produced some of the most famous names in the history of cinema: Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Beat Takeshi, Toshirô Mifune, Godzilla, The Ring, Akira, Rashomon, and Seven Samurai. The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema is an introduction to and overview of the long history of Japanese cinema. It aims to provide an entry point for those with little or no familiarity with the subject, while it is organized so that scholars in the field will also be able to use it to find specific information. This is done through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, and appendixes of films, film studios, directors, and performers. The cross-referenced dictionary entries cover key films, genres, studios, directors, performers, and other individuals. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Japanese cinema.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810875411
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 565
Book Description
The cinema of Japan predates that of Russia, China, and India, and it has been able to sustain itself without outside assistance for over a century. Japanese cinema's long history of production and considerable output has seen films made in a variety of genres, including melodramas, romances, gangster movies, samurai movies, musicals, horror films, and monster films. It has also produced some of the most famous names in the history of cinema: Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Beat Takeshi, Toshirô Mifune, Godzilla, The Ring, Akira, Rashomon, and Seven Samurai. The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema is an introduction to and overview of the long history of Japanese cinema. It aims to provide an entry point for those with little or no familiarity with the subject, while it is organized so that scholars in the field will also be able to use it to find specific information. This is done through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, and appendixes of films, film studios, directors, and performers. The cross-referenced dictionary entries cover key films, genres, studios, directors, performers, and other individuals. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Japanese cinema.
Behind the Kaiju Curtain
Author: Norman England
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937220105
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Norman England's gutsy and insightful stories will do more than just entertain. This is the first and only book in English to take you on a deep dive into the Japanese film industry. You will join well-known directors, cast, and staff for tales of backroom set dealings. The author's own unlikely story starts with joining the Japanese crew on a George Romero-directed TV commercial shot in Los Angeles. Afterward, in Tokyo, Norman England learns to navigate the sets of giant monster icons Gamera and Godzilla. The book concludes with the premiere of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. This diary from the front lines is essential reading for Japanese cinema enthusiasts and filmmakers everywhere.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937220105
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Norman England's gutsy and insightful stories will do more than just entertain. This is the first and only book in English to take you on a deep dive into the Japanese film industry. You will join well-known directors, cast, and staff for tales of backroom set dealings. The author's own unlikely story starts with joining the Japanese crew on a George Romero-directed TV commercial shot in Los Angeles. Afterward, in Tokyo, Norman England learns to navigate the sets of giant monster icons Gamera and Godzilla. The book concludes with the premiere of Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. This diary from the front lines is essential reading for Japanese cinema enthusiasts and filmmakers everywhere.
The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film
Author: Tom Mes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781880656891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Thanks to directors such as Kitano, Miike and Miyazaki, Japanese cinema has recently undergone something of a resurgence. This title profiles the work of these established film-makers, as well as looking at the creations of new, up-and-coming directors.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781880656891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Thanks to directors such as Kitano, Miike and Miyazaki, Japanese cinema has recently undergone something of a resurgence. This title profiles the work of these established film-makers, as well as looking at the creations of new, up-and-coming directors.
Tokyoscope
Author: Patrick Macias
Publisher: Cadence Books
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Didja know that Samuel L. Jackson's Biblical speech in Pulp Fiction was borrowed from the brain-damaged Sonny Chiba karate flick The Bodyguard? Or that the design for the Smog Monster in Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster was based on a bathroom sketch of female anatomy? TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion is the first book of its kind: an elegantly designed, engagingly written introduction to the world of Japanese pop films covering Godzilla, karate, gangster, horror, Japan's infamous "pink" movies, and much more.
Publisher: Cadence Books
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Didja know that Samuel L. Jackson's Biblical speech in Pulp Fiction was borrowed from the brain-damaged Sonny Chiba karate flick The Bodyguard? Or that the design for the Smog Monster in Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster was based on a bathroom sketch of female anatomy? TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion is the first book of its kind: an elegantly designed, engagingly written introduction to the world of Japanese pop films covering Godzilla, karate, gangster, horror, Japan's infamous "pink" movies, and much more.
Behind the Moss Curtain, and Other Great Savannah Stories
Author: Murray Silver
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972422406
Category : Savannah (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972422406
Category : Savannah (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
No Borders, No Limits
Author: Mark Schilling
Publisher: Cinema Classics (Paperback)
ISBN: 9781903254431
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Volume 2 of the new Cinema Classics Collection from FAB Press! Drawing inspiration from Hollywood and the French New Wave, Nikkatsu Action pictures blended East and West, movie-fuelled fantasies and gritty realities of life in postwar Japan. No Borders No Limit includes a history of the studio, profiles of stars and directors, film reviews and career interviews with top figures including Joe Shishido, Toshio Masuda and Seijun Suzuki. It is the first ever book in English devoted entirely to this hugely influential film genre, and it is packed with colour illustrations.
Publisher: Cinema Classics (Paperback)
ISBN: 9781903254431
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Volume 2 of the new Cinema Classics Collection from FAB Press! Drawing inspiration from Hollywood and the French New Wave, Nikkatsu Action pictures blended East and West, movie-fuelled fantasies and gritty realities of life in postwar Japan. No Borders No Limit includes a history of the studio, profiles of stars and directors, film reviews and career interviews with top figures including Joe Shishido, Toshio Masuda and Seijun Suzuki. It is the first ever book in English devoted entirely to this hugely influential film genre, and it is packed with colour illustrations.