Japanese Documentary Film, 15: The Meiji Era Through Hiroshima

by Abé Mark Nornes

Book Overview

Among Asian countries--where until recently documentary filmmaking was largely the domain of central governments--Japan was exceptional for the vigor of its nonfiction film industry. And yet, for all its aesthetic, historical, and political interest, the Japanese documentary remains little known and largely unstudied outside of Japan. This is the first English-language study of the subject, an enlightening close look at the first fifty years of documentary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816640467
• ISBN13: 9780816640461
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.1"