The cinema of Mamoru Oshii : fantasy, technology, and politics / Dani Cavallaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cavallaro, Dani.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oshii, Mamoru--Criticism and interpretation.

Oshii, Mamoru.

Motion picture producers and directors--Japan.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006.

Contents:

Oshii's cinema: an analytical survey. Background: developments in animé

Oshii's creative trajectory

Themes, imagery and symbolism

Cinematography and animation techniques

Oshii and the carnivalesque. Concepts of the carnival

Urusei Yatsura: the TV series

Urusei Yatsura movie 1: Only you

Urusei Yatsura movie 2: Beautiful dreamer

Urusei Yatsura movie 4: Lum the forever

Angel's egg

Twilight Q2: labyrinth objects file 538

Oshii's technopolitics. Visions of power in live action and animé

Dallos.

Mobile police patlabor, OVA1

Mobile police patlabor, TV series and OVA 2

Patlabor 1: the mobile police

Patlabor 2: the movie

Patlabor WXIII: movie 3

Minipato

The red spectacles, Stray dog and Talking head

Killers: .50 woman

Jin-roh: the wolf brigade

Humanity/virtuality: Oshii's post-robotic vision. Approaches to cybersociety

Blood: the last vampire

Avalon

Ghost in the shell

Ghost in the shell 2: innocence

Ghost in the shell: stand alone complex

Post-Innocence developments.

Notes:

Filmography: pages 225-230.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Cavallaro, Dani. Cinema of Mamoru Oshii.

ISBN:

9781476604886 (electronic bk.)

1476604886 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99992733663

9780786427642

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.