The Samurai Film
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (968 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585677809 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Serious Analysis of a Serious Art Form B. B. Smith Anyone who watched (with awe) Japanese Samurai films in the 1970s and 80s -- before the samurai craze that led to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" or "Kill Bill" -- will enjoy the serious scholarship of this book. The author reviews the samurai in history, and on film with chapters on Kurosawa, Musashi, and Shinoda (among others), adds political/social analyses (for example: "Social Rebellion and Personal Identity") contains 150 photographs and several filmographies. Dense type, and not for a reader of frivolous intentions.. Intellectualisation of the samurai film genre, if that is what you require Jackal It is a fact that everything can be intellectualised. This book is valuable if you (1) like intellectualisation and (2) have already watched 20 samurai films from different time periods. Without these two criteria I would imagine that this book is very boring. The book doesn't try to be chronological, but instead focuses on different themes (e.g. the samurai in fiction, the bloody films of the 70s). The book is beautifully bound in a good quality hard cover, so it would make a perfect gift for a cineaste.. Still A Top Title for its Subject Jessica Salmonson Just a spectacular overview of the samurai film, well enough illustrated with stills, and perfect text on the subject. It's now getting to be quite an elderly classic for the subject, but fact is, it covers the entirety of a golden age, and that is lastingly just right.
Silver's revised and expanded version of his 1977 study (first revised in 1983) offers not only close readings and discriminating assessments of major films and filmmakers but a wealth of insight into the history, philosophy and politics bearing on the chambara film in all its permutations and lines of influence. As new generations of cinemagoers-inspired by films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), House of Flying Daggers (2004) or Tarantino's samurai homage, Kill Bill (Vols. . I and II)-seek out examples new and old of "the operatic complications and physical magic of the swordplay movies," they will find respected film analyst Silver's survey of enduring value. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly Although the samurai, a privileged warri
The image of a lone hero, marked by a violent past and bound by honor, has exerted an endless fascination on film audiences the world over, but nowhere more than in Japan, where Samurai films have gained legions of passionate followers. Long regarded as one of the world's most astute film analysts, Alain Silver deconstructs the key aspects of this vital film genre, from its focus on violence and death as a means of understanding life and the significance of swords and weaponry to key elements and motifs, such as hara-kiri, rebellion, and nostalgia for Japan's feudal past. With comprehensive filmographies of the major directors and films, a survey of the history and myths of the Samurai, a glossary of Japanese terms, and with more than two hundred photos, The Samurai Film is the ultimate resource for one of world cinema's most influential and compelling genres.. Popularized and perfected