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The kaiju film : a critical study of cinema's biggest monsters / Jason Barr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barr, Jason, 1976- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monster films--Japan--History and criticism.
- Monster films.
- Monsters in motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The Kaiju (strange monster) film genre has themes that go well beyond the "big monsters stomping on cities" motif. This critical examination of kaiju considers the entirety of the genre, how it has crossed cultures from its original folkloric inspirations in both the U.S. and Japan and how it continues to reflect national values to audiences"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: a genre apart
- The Japanese origins of the kaiju
- Disasters, manmade and natural
- International and domestic politics
- Science and the weapons of mass destruction
- America and kaiju
- The body, gender, and kaiju
- The role of nostalgia
- Conclusion: what's next?
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes filmography.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2395-3
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