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Ishiro Honda - A Life in Film, From Godzilla to Kurosawa

Englisch · Fester Einband

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Ishiro Honda was arguably the most internationally successful Japanese director of his generation, with an unmatched succession of science fiction films that were commercial hits worldwide. From the atomic allegory of Godzilla and the beguiling charms of Mothra to the tragic mystery of Matango and the disaster and spectacle of Rodan, The Mysterians, King Kong vs. Godzilla, and many others, Honda¿s films reflected postwar Japan¿s real-life anxieties and incorporated fantastical special effects, a formula that appealed to audiences around the globe and created a popular culture phenomenon that spans generations. Now, in the first full account of this long overlooked director¿s life and career, authors Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski shed new light on Honda¿s work and the experiences that shaped it¿including his days as a reluctant Japanese soldier, witnessing the aftermath of Hiroshima, and his lifelong friendship with Akira Kurosawa. Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa features close analysis of Honda¿s films (including, for the first time, his rarely seen dramas, comedies, and war films) and draws on previously untapped documents and interviews to explore how creative, economic, and industrial factors impacted his career. The authors cover Honda¿s non-science fiction films for the first time in any language. Fans of Honda, Godzilla, and tokusatsu (special effects) film, and of Japanese film in general, will welcome this in-depth study of a highly influential director who occupies a uniquely important position in science fiction and fantasy cinema, as well as in world cinema. Together, the authors have provided audio commentary tracks and produced supplemental material for numerous home video releases, including Ishiro Honda¿s Godzilla for the British Film Institute. They co-produced the documentary feature Bringing Godzilla Down to Size (2008).

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STEVE RYFLE has contributed film journalism and criticism to the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Cineaste, Virginia Quarterly Review, POV, and other publications. He is the author of a book on the history of the Godzilla film series. ED GODZISZEWSKI (Arlington Heights, IL) is editor and publisher of Japanese Giants magazine. He is the author of a Godzilla film encyclopedia, and has written for Fangoria and other publications.


Zusammenfassung

The first comprehensive biography of the director behind Godzilla and other Japanese sci-fi classics

Produktdetails

Autoren Ed Godziszewski, Yuuko Honda-Yun, Steve Ryfle, Steve Godziszewski Ryfle, Martin Scorsese
Verlag OXBOW BOOKS LTD
 
Sprache Englisch
Produktform Fester Einband
Erschienen 31.10.2017
 
EAN 9780819570871
ISBN 978-0-8195-7087-1
Abmessung 185 mm x 262 mm x 30 mm
Themen Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett
Sachbuch > Musik, Film, Theater

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