Cinema of Discontent - Representations of Japan''s High-Speed Growth

Uses popular films to reveal the tensions generated during Japan's postwar "economic miracle," challenging the prevailing view that it was a story of great national success.

About the author

Tomoyuki Sasaki is Associate Professor of Japanese Studies at the College of William & Mary. He is the author of Japan's Postwar Military and Civil Society: Contesting a Better Life.

Product details

• Authors: Tomoyuki Sasaki, Sasaki Tomoyuki
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2023
• EAN: 9781438491004
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9100-4
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Suny Series, Horizons of Cinem; SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, Ethnic Studies, Asia, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Asian History, General and world history, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies