Japanese cinema and otherness : nationalism, multiculturalism and the problem of Japanesenesss [i.e. Japaneseness]
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Bibliographic Information
Japanese cinema and otherness : nationalism, multiculturalism and the problem of Japanesenesss [i.e. Japaneseness]
(The Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/Routledge series)
Routledge, 2010
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Japanese cinema and otherness : nationalism, multiculturalism and the problem of Japaneseness
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
First issued in paperback 2011
"Based on a PhD dissertation submitted to the University of Ulster 2007"--Acknowledgements
Bibliography: p. [206]-219
Filmography: p. 219-221
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Over the last 20 years, ethnic minority groups have been increasingly featured in Japanese Films. However, the way these groups are presented has not been a subject of investigation. This study examines the representation of so-called Others - foreigners, ethnic minorities, and Okinawans - in Japanese cinema. By combining textual and contextual analysis, this book analyses the narrative and visual style of films of contemporary Japanese cinema in relation to their social and historical context of production and reception.
Mika Ko considers the ways in which 'multicultural' sentiments have emerged in contemporary Japanese cinema. In this respect, Japanese films may be seen not simply to have 'reflected' more general trends within Japanese society but to have played an active role in constructing and communicating different versions of multiculturalism. In particular, the book is concerned with how representations of 'otherness' in contemporary Japanese cinema may be identified as reinforcing or subverting dominant discourses of 'Japaneseness'. the author book also illuminates the ways in which Japanese films have engaged in the dramatisation and elaboration of ideas and attitudes surrounding contemporary Japanese nationalism and multiculturalism.
By locating contemporary Japanese cinema in a social and political context, Japanese Cinema and Otherness makes an original contribution to scholarship on Japanese film study but also to bridging the gap between Japanese studies and film studies.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Nationalism, Multiculturalism and the Problem of Japaneseness 1. Nationalism, Multiculturalism and the Problem of Japaneseness 2. 'Cosmetic' Multiculturalism and Contemporary Japanese Cinema Part 2: Okinawa 3. Okinawa - Modern History and Issues of Identity 4. Representing Okinawa: Contesting Images in Japanese Cinema Part 3: Zainichi 5. Zainichi - History, Identities, and Politics 6. Representing Zainichi: Victim, Clown, and Super-Cool Hero
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