{"product_id":"japanese-cult-cinema-jennifer-upton-9781399952279","title":"Japanese Cult Cinema: Films From the Second Golden Age Selected Essays \u0026 Reviews","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJapanese Cult Cinema: Films from the Second Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of film reviews and in-depth essays exploring some of the best from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the period between the early 1990s and early 2000s the Japanese film industry enjoyed its biggest boom since the post-war era. Cult monster and horror films like \u003cstrong\u003eGodzilla 2000\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eAudition\u003c\/strong\u003e enjoyed successful releases overseas and Hollywood remakes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her first book, Upton explores some of her favorite \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese films and directors in the crime, kaiju and J-horror genres\u003c\/strong\u003e. In the essays, she digs deeper, using \u003cstrong\u003esemiotic \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e feminist\u003c\/strong\u003e interpretations to explore notions of \u003cstrong\u003eauthorship, gender\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eadaptation \u003c\/strong\u003eprocess for some of the most interesting films to come out of this era including \u003cstrong\u003eRingu\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCure \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eKikujiro\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Upton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399952277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399952279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Noctua Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Jennifer Upton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132880515327,"sku":"9781399952279","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5440ec58-c9ee-4974-b758-dc167f122e73.jpg?v=1687482855","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japanese-cult-cinema-jennifer-upton-9781399952279","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}