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Takashi Shimura : chameleon of Japanese cinema / Scott Allen Nollen ; foreword by Paul M. Jensen.
Van Pelt Library PN2928.S496 N65 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nollen, Scott Allen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982.
- Shimura, Takashi.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--Japan--Biography.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Japan.
- Motion pictures--Japan--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 285 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Considered one of the finest performers in world cinema, Japanese actor Takashi Shimura (1905-1982) appeared in more than 300 stage, film and television roles during his five-decade career. This is the first complete English-language account of Shimura's work. In addition to historical and critical coverage of Shimura's life and career, it includes an extensive filmography"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 1905 p. 9
- 2 Toro no o fumu otoko-tachi (1945) p. 23
- 3 Yoidore tenshi (1948) p. 31
- 4 Nora inu (1949) p. 41
- 5 Rashômon (1950) p. 50
- 6 Ikiru (1952) p. 63
- 7 Shichinin no Samurai (1954) p. 72
- 8 Gojira (1954) p. 82
- 9 Ikimono no Kiroku (1955) p. 89
- 10 More Kaijû Tokusatsu and Jidai-Geki for Shimura-san p. 101
- 11 Akira, Toshirô and Oji-chan p. 115
- 12 Tengoku to jigoku (1963) p. 131
- 13 Tôjôjinbutsu Senmonka Supreme p. 144.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476670133
- 1476670137
- OCLC:
- 1059552100
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