{"product_id":"contemporary-japanese-film-paperback","title":"Contemporary Japanese Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Schilling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive look at Japanese cinema in the 1990s includes nearly four hundred reviews of individual films and a dozen interviews and profiles of leading directors and producers. Interpretive essays provide an overview of some of the key issues and themes of the decade, and provide background and context for the treatment of individual films and artists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Mark Schilling's view, Japanese film is presently in a period of creative ferment, with a lively independent sector challenging the conventions of the industry mainstream. Younger filmmakers are rejecting the stale formulas that have long characterized major studio releases, reaching out to new influences from other media--television, comics, music videos, and even computer games--and from both the West and other Asian cultures. In the process they are creating fresh and exciting films that range from the meditative to the manic, offering hope that Japanese film will not only survive but thrive as it enters the new millennium.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Schilling set off for Japan in 1975 to immerse himself in the culture, learn the language, and haunt the theaters. He has been there ever since. In 1989 he became a regular film reviewer for the \u003ci\u003eJapan Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written on Japanese film for a variety of other publications, including \u003ci\u003eScreen International\u003c\/i\u003e, the Japan edition of \u003ci\u003ePremier\u003c\/i\u003e, the Asian edition of \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsian Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJapan Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWinds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCinemaya\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKinema Jumpo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978460660013,"sku":"9780834804159","price":32.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Mjl6a291bk1qNWFZYURDeTBFNGpaZz09.webp?v=1775805291","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/contemporary-japanese-film-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}