Abstract:Preface by Christopher Sharrett I. Introduction Introduction: recent trends in Japanese horror cinema - Jay McRoy II. History, tradition, and Japanese horror cinema Section introduction 1. Traditional...Preface by Christopher Sharrett I. Introduction Introduction: recent trends in Japanese horror cinema - Jay McRoy II. History, tradition, and Japanese horror cinema Section introduction 1. Traditional Japanese theatre and the contemporary horror film - Richard Hand 2. Uncanny adaptations: the case of Rampo Edogawa - Ruth Goldberg 3. Cultural transformation and body horror in Japanese cinema - Jay McRoy 4. Case Study #1: Nakata Hideo's Ring - Eric White III. The avenging spirit motif and Japanese horror cinema Section introduction 5. Japanese horror under western eyes: the female avenger - Steffen Hantke 6. Transforming femininity in Japanese horror cinema - Christopher Bolton 7. Case Study #2: Ishii Takashi's Freeze Me and the rape-revenge film - Frank Lafond IV. National anxieties and cultural fears in Japanese horror cinema Section introduction 8. Japanese 'Gothic' horror on film - Gary Needham 9. US/UK horror fans and the international value of Japanese horror cinema - Matt Hills 10. Case Study #3: Fukusaku Kinji's Battle Royale - Tony Williams V. Technology and the body in Japanese horror cinema Section introduction 11. Metal-morphosis and the tormented body in the Tetsuo films - Ian Conrich 12. Acoustic atmospherics in Yoshida Yoshishige's Onimaru - Philip Brophy 13. Pinnochio 964, Death Powder and 'the new flesh' - Graham Lewis 14. Case Study #4: Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Pulse - Steven Jay Schneider Appendices A. Takeshi the killer: an interview with Miike Takashi - Xavier Mendik B. Filmography (including details re: production, format and current availability in the US and UK) - Jay McRoy & Gareth Evans.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-03-24
Language: en
Type: book
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