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      A Short History of Japanese Animation

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      A Short History of Japanese Animation
      ByMaria Roberta Novielli
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2018
      eBook Published 25 January 2018
      Pub. Location Boca Raton
      Imprint CRC Press
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203702932
      Pages 186
      eBook ISBN 9780203702932
      Subjects Arts
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      Novielli, M.R. (2018). Floating Worlds: A Short History of Japanese Animation (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780203702932

      ABSTRACT

      Through the analysis of the work of the main Japanese animators starting from the pioneers of 1917, the book will overview the whole history of Japanese animated film, including the latest tendencies and the experimental movies. In addition to some of the most acclaimed directors Miyazaki Hayao, Takahata Isao, Shinkai Makoto, Tezuka Osamu and Kon Satoshi, the works of masters of animation such as Kawamoto Kihachirō, Kuri Yōji, Ōfuji Noburō and Yamamura Kōji will be analysed in their cultural and historical context. Moreover, their themes and styles will be the linking thread to overview the Japanese producing system and the social and political events which have often influenced their works.

       

      Key Features

    • Insight into both mainstream and independent cinema
    • Scientific reliability
    • Easy readability
    • Social and cultural context
    • TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|18 pages

      From Pre-Cinema to the Birth of Industry

      chapter 2|27 pages

      Winds of War and Reconstruction

      chapter 3|26 pages

      A New World

      chapter 4|24 pages

      How the West Was Won

      chapter 5|27 pages

      Simulacra

      chapter 6|22 pages

      “Alone, Not Lonely”: Generation X

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