The cinema of Kinoshita Keisuke : films of joy and sorrow / edited by David Desser and Earl Jackson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Desser, David, editor.

Jackson, Earl, 1954- editor.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in East Asian film

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kinoshita, Keisuke, 1912-1998--Criticism and interpretation.

Kinoshita, Keisuke.

Motion pictures--Japan--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Kinoshita Keisuke was once thought of as the equal in importance and popularity to his colleague Ozu Yasujiro and friend Kurosawa Akira. In many ways, he was even more popular with audiences than they were, as well as being a critical favorite. He had built an overseas following with prestigious festival play and was considered an innovator for his use of color and widescreen. In addition, he was known for his cinematic depictions of the plight of women under rigid social restrictions along with his often-rebellious heroines who endured and sometimes triumphed. Yet he is much less known than his fellow filmmakers. Leading scholars from the US, Australia, the UK and Japan, relying on close analysis and numerous Japanese sources come together to redress this gap and demonstrate why Kinoshita deserves to be returned to the pantheon Japanese and world cinema"-- From De Gruyter Brill.

Contents:

One big happy family? The social relationships and legacy of the Kinoshita-gumi / Lauri Kitsnik

Reading between the lines : contrary messages in the wartime films / Earl Jackson

Morals and camera movements : Kinoshita Keisuke according to Yoshida Yoshishige / Daisuke Miyao

Bold Kinoshita, tender Kinoshita : close-ups and long shots / Linda C. Ehrlich

Living memory : history and experience in She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum and The Snow Flurry / Alexander Jacoby

Farewell to joy and sorrow : revisiting Kinoshita’s “chaotic” period / William Carroll

The lovelorn plight of Ishizu Keizō : music and male desire in Here’s to the Young Lady and The Tattered Wings / Mina Ku

Chronicles of love and hate / Mats Karlsson

The celebration of being useless through food : portrayals of older women in Danger Stalks Near and The Ballad of Narayama / Yutaka Kubo

The image becomes you : representation and “self”-understanding / Earl Jackson

Demystifying mother : mother–daughter relationships in A Japanese Tragedy and The Scent of Incense / Mika Ko

More times of joy and sorrow : the self-sequel and late style / David Desser

Kinoshita’s children : memories of Kinoshita’s films among audiences of the postwar era / Jennifer Coates.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed September 5, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Cinema of Kinoshita Keisuke

ISBN:

9781399523370

1399523376

9781399523363

1399523368

OCLC:

1531948789

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license