Cinema of Gosho Heinosuke - Laughter Through Tears

Informationen zum Autor Arthur Nolletti, Jr. Klappentext His analysis illustrates the important influence of Gosho's unique style and sensibility on cinematic form in Japan and beyond. Zusammenfassung Through close readings of the most significant films of Gosho Heinosuke and descriptions of their historical, social, and industrial contexts, Arthur Nolletti illuminates the work of this important director. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Gosho and Shomin Comedy in the 1930s 2. Dancing Girl of Izu (1933) and the Junbungaku Movement 3. Woman of the Mist (1936): Blending the Shomin-geki, Shitamachi, and Romantic Melodrama 4. Once More (1947) and Gosho's Romanticism in the Early Occupation Period 5. Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953): A New Kind of Shomin-geki 6. An Inn at Osaka (1954): Money, Democracy, and Limited Knowledge 7. Growing Up (1955): Adapting the Meiji-mono, Reconfiguring the Shomin-geki 8. The Late 1950s: New Challenges and the Quest to Create 9. Gosho in the 1960s: Changing Times, Undiminished Mastery Appendix: Three Films Notes Filmography: Gosho Heinosuke Selected Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Arthur Nolletti, Arthur Jr Nolletti, Arthurjr Nolletti, Nolletti Arthur Jr
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2005
• EAN: 9780253217257
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21725-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)