The Japanese Period Film: A Critical Analysis, to 1970

by Donald Richie (Foreword), S.A.Thornton (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $31.35

  Examining the history of the Japanese period film, this book's first section analyzes the form and function of the Japanese period film, describing the iconography and characteristics of films set in the past. Its final section contains several essays which focus on the narrative in Japanese epic, religion, theater, and popular literature.