Extreme Asia

The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East

AvDaniel Martin

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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From Japanese horror to South Korean revenge thrillers, and from the new Hong Kong crime film to Thailand’s boundary-breaking ghost stories, Western audiences have been stunned by a boom in challenging cult cinema from East Asia over the last decade. But how did this cycle of ‘Extreme’ Asian films gain such notoriety? How did distribution companies, journalists, critics and censors contribute to the rise of a new genre of forbidden foreign cinema?Extreme Asia: The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East charts the history of the recent cult Asian film invasion, covering a five-year period and focusing on the activities of the distribution company Tartan Films and their incredibly influential ‘Asia Extreme’ brand. Through a series of case studies of individual releases and other exhibition events, this book examines strategies of film promotion and consumption in the context of differing theories about horror cinema, movie marketing, reception studies, and Orientalism. Covering the rise and fall of the Asia Extreme label, and the enduring legacy of an unforgettable wave of cult cinema, this is a comprehensive study of a film movement that has provoked passion and outrage in equal measure.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-30
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399569392

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Film inom Kultur

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Daniel Martin is Associate Professor of Film Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). His recent research concerns the international circulation of films from East Asia. He is the author of Extreme Asia: The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), co-editor of Korean Horror Cinema (Edinburgh University Press, 2013).

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This book is terrific. It doesn’t just do something rare; it does a number of things that are rare! It provides incisive account of the films; it gives an exemplary analysis of the processes through which they have become consecrated as objects of cult adoration; and particularly of the crucial role of reviewers and distributors in this process. Consequently, it goes well beyond the areas often covered by studies of Asian cinema, cult fandom and film reception and should prove central to a range of debates in film, media and cultural studies.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction; Chapter One: Chilling Beginnings: Japanese Horror and the British Critical Reception of Nakata Hideo’s Ring; Chapter Two: Cinema of Cruelty: The Birth of Asia Extreme and Miike Takashi’s Audition; Chapter Three: Courting Controversy: Hype, Scandal and Fukasaku Kinji’s Battle Royale; Chapter Four: Brand Wagon: The Courtship of Multiplex Audiences and the 2003 Asia Extreme Roadshow; Chapter Five: Savagery and Serenity: Extreme Cinema and the Films of Kim Ki-duk; Chapter Six: From the Margins to the Mainstream: Asia Extreme in 2004; Conclusion: The Legacy of Asia Extreme; Bibliography; Filmography; Appendix: Asia Extreme UK Theatrical Release Timeline; Index