Japanese Mythology in Film - A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime

Informationen zum Autor Yoshiko Okuyama is associate professor of Japanese studies at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. Klappentext This book introduces film semiotics and demonstrates its use as a theoretical tool for reading Japanese popular movies and anime. Zusammenfassung This book introduces film semiotics and demonstrates its use as a theoretical tool for reading Japanese popular movies and anime. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Semiotics for Film AnalysisChapter 1: Introduction: What is Semiotics? Chapter 2: Reading Film: The Nature of InterpretationChapter 3: Mythology in Film: Why Study Mythology in Popular Film and Anime?Chapter 4: Storytelling : What is in the Story?Chapter 5: Visual Literacy: What do We Get from Watching Film?Part II: Application: Case Studies of Japanese Film AnalysisChapter 6: Taoism and Shinto Symbolism: Onmy¿ji (2001) and Onmy¿ji II (2003)Chapter 7: Classic Literature Motifs in Spirited Away (2001) and Princess Mononoke (2000)Chapter 8: Motifs of Buddhism and Folklore in Dororo (2007) and Departures (2008)Chapter 9: Eclectic Myths in Mushi-shi (2006) and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) Chapter 10: Conclusion: Social Usage of Mythology

Product details

• Authors: Yoshiko Okuyama, Okuyama Yoshiko
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9780739190920
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9092-0
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Japan, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Comic book & cartoon art, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Comic book and cartoon artwork, Film history, theory or criticism