| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 214 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index. |
| Summary |
This book is a major historical and cultural overview of an increasingly popular genre. Starting with the cultural phenomenon of Godzilla, it explores the evolution of Japanese horror from the 1950s through to contemporary classics of Japanese horror cinema such as Ringu and Ju-On: The Grudge. Divided thematically, the book explores key motifs such as the vengeful virgin, the demonic child, the doomed lovers and the supernatural serial killer, situating them within traditional Japanese mythology and folk-tales. The book also considers the aesthetics of the Japanese horror film, and the mechani. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Horror films -- Japan -- History and criticism.
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Horror films -- Japan.
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Horror films.
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Fine Arts.
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DRAMA.
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Horror films. (OCoLC)fst00960370
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Balmain, Colette. Introduction to Japanese horror film. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008 0748624740 9780748624744 (OCoLC)263492926 |
| ISBN |
9780748630592 (electronic bk.) |
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0748630597 (electronic bk.) |
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