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Cinema East: A Critical Study of Major Japanese Films

Cinema East: A Critical Study of Major Japanese Films

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Cinema East: A Critical Study of Major Japanese Films

Cinema East: A Critical Study of Major Japanese Films

Penned By Keiko I. McDonald
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[Pt. I. Symbolism] Dialectic of light and darkness in Kurosawa's Rashomon. Sand, man, and symbols : Teshigahara's The woman in the dunes. Giri, ninjo, and fatalism : image pattern and thematic conflict in Shinoda's Double suicide --[Pt. II. Character types] Images of son and superhero in Kurosawa's Red Beard. Character types and psychological revelation in Ichikawa's The harp of Burma --[Pt. III. Mood] Atmosphere and thematic conflict in Mizoguchi's Ugetsu --[Pt. IV. Spatial differentiation] Freedom of imagination in Oshima's Death by hanging. Phantasmagorical world of Kurosawa's The throne of blood --[Pt. V. Time] Time, sex, and politics in Yoshida's Eros plus massacre --

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Length 279 Pages
Released May, 1983
Identifier (ISBN) 2003288
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