Tracing the development of the Japanese cinema from 1896 (when the first Kinetoscope was imported) through the golden ages of film in Japan up to today, this work reveals the once flourishing film industry and the continuing unique art of the Japanese film. Now back in print with updated sections, major revaluations, a comprehensive international bibliography, and an exceptional collection of 168 stills ranging over eight decades, this book remains the unchallenged reference for all who seek a broad understanding of the aesthetic, historical, and economic elements of motion pictures from Japan.
- ISBN10 0691053510
- ISBN13 9780691053516
- Publish Date 21 February 1983
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton University Press
- Edition Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 526
- Language English
- URL https://press.princeton.edu/titles/35.html