A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors

Informationen zum Autor Alexander Jacoby is a freelance writer and film critic. He took his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English Literature at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, before moving to Kamakura, Japan, where he lived from 2002 to 2005, teaching English at a private language school based in and around the Tokyo area. During this period he developed his interest in Japanese cinema. After returning to Britain, he worked in the media before beginning doctoral studies in Japanese film at the University of Warwick. Donald Richie has been writing about Japan for over 50 years from his base in Tokyo and is the author of over 40 books and hundreds of essays and reviews. He is widely admired for his incisive film studies on Ozu and Kurosawa, and for his stylish and incisive observations on Japanese culture. Klappentext For film lovers and scholars, an essential resource and reference guide. Zusammenfassung For film lovers and scholars, an essential resource and reference guide.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Jacoby
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.05.2008
• EAN: 9781933330532
• ISBN: 978-1-933330-53-2
• No. of pages: 340
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Japan, Fernsehen, TV