Japanese avant-garde and experimental film / Agnieszka Kiejziewicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiejziewicz, Agnieszka, 1989- author.

Series:

Interdisciplinary studies in performance : historical naratives. Theater. Public life, 2364-3919 ; VOL. 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experimental films--Japan.

Experimental films.

Japan.

Physical Description:

333 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Peter Lang, 2019.

Summary:

"The book shows the connections between Japanese historical avant-garde movements and new Japanese experimental films. The author provides insight into the development of Japanese avant-garde visual culture and experimental aesthetics, also featuring the expanded cinema after 2000. The author focuses on the detailed presentation of the chosen aspects, artists and films of the Japanese avant-garde from its origins to the post-2000 period. The analysis is built around themes, objectives and aesthetics introduced by such artists as Shūji Terayama, Takahiko Iimura, Masao Adachi, Takashi Itō, Toshio Matsumoto, Mako Idemitsu, Japanese feminist filmmakers, video artists and the new wave of experimenting independent directors: Takashi Makino, Rei Hayama, Shinkan Tamaki and Kazuhiro Goshima"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The theory of avant-garde

Avant-garde movement and film activity in Japan before the year 2000

New Japanese audiovisual experiment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317), filmography, and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kiejziewicz, Agnieszka, 1989-. Japanese avant-garde and experimental film.

ISBN:

9783631798133

363179813X

OCLC:

1122681215