Myth and Masculinity in the Japanese Cinema

ISBN-13: 9780700712915 / Twarda / 2000 / 254 str.

UK) Standish Isolde (SOAS

Opis

This text argues that in Japanese popular cinema the 'tragic hero' narrative is an archetypal plot-structure upon which male genres, such as the war-retro and yakuza films are based.

Recenzje

'I hope that her future work will build on the implications of this significant project.' - Monumenta Niponica

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Backgrounds; Chapter 2 The Kamikaze Film and the Politics of the Collective; Chapter 3 Uniformed Politicians: The Enemy Within; Chapter 4 Facts, Fictions and Fantasy; Chapter 5 Conclusions;

O autorze

Standish, Isolde