In Godzilla's Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage

by Susan J. Napier, Aaron Gerow, Michiko Ito

Book Overview

These essays consider the Godzilla films and how they were shaped (by and in turn shaped) postwar Japanese culture, as well as the globalization of Japanese pop culture icons in the wake of the Godzilla phenomenon. They fall within a wide range of disciplines: film studies, anthropology, history, literature, theater, and cultural studies. Contributors include Susan Napier, Anne Allison, Christine Yano, and others.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403964610
• ISBN13: 9781403964618
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"