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The kaiju film : a critical study of cinema's biggest monsters / Jason Barr

Author
Barr, Jason, 1976-
Published
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
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1 online resource
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Contents
Introduction: a genre apart -- The Japanese origins of the kaiju -- Disasters, manmade and natural -- International and domestic politics -- Science and the weapons of mass destruction -- America and kaiju -- The body, gender, and kaiju -- The role of nostalgia -- Conclusion: what's next?
Summary
"The Kaiju (strange monster) film genre has themes that go well beyond the "big monsters stomping on cities" motif. This critical examination of kaiju considers the entirety of the genre, how it has crossed cultures from its original folkloric inspirations in both the U.S. and Japan and how it continues to reflect national values to audiences"--
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ISBN
9781476623955 (electronic bk.)
1476623953 (electronic bk.)
9780786499632
078649963X
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
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