The End of Japanese Cinema: Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies

Alexander Zahlten

Published by Duke University Press 2017

The End of Japanese Cinema

Industrial Genres, National Times, and Media Ecologies

Alexander Zahlten

In the series Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822372462

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About this book

In The End of Japanese Cinema Alexander Zahlten traces the evolution of a new form of holistic media studies—media ecology—through historical overview and analysis of Japanese film and industry from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Author / Editor information

Alexander Zahlten is Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University and coeditor of Media Theory in Japan, also published by Duke University Press.

Reviews

"A rich historical analysis. Recommended."

-- S. Pepper Choice

"Provocative."

-- Etsuo Kono Japan News

“Deeply thought-provoking. . . . Alexander Zahlten’s study represents a major scholarly contribution to the fields of Japanese film and media studies and allied disciplines. The End of Japanese Cinema is a remarkable achievement in the scholarship of film and media, both from and in Japan.”

-- Rea Amit Film Quarterly

“The End of Japanese Cinema is an innovative account of some significant currents within modern Japanese film which have tended to be marginalised.”

-- Alexander Jacoby Sight & Sound

"Zahlten’s nuanced readings of these industrial genres introduce concepts and terms that will be used productively for years to come. This book is an important contribution and should be read widely by scholars of Japan studies and film and media studies, particularly those interested in contemporary Japan."

-- Charles Exley Journal of Japanese Studies

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
One. ESTABLISHING PINK FILM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Two. PINK TIMES AND PINK SPACES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Three. KADOKAWA FILM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
Four. THE RADICALIZATION OF KADOKAWA FILM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
Five. V-CINEMA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Six. SUBGENRES: Violence, Finances, Sex, and True Accounts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
CONCLUSION: Present Histories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
STUDIES OF THE WEATHERHEAD EAST ASIAN INSTITUTE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307

Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 11 illustrations

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Published: September 29, 2017
ISBN: 9780822372462