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Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars. Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi , and Donnie Yen against the shifting backdrops of the Hong Kong film industry, the contributors to this important volume highlight martial arts stars' cultural reach, both on a local and global scale. Each of the chapters, written by a host of renowned international scholars, focuses on an individual film star, considering issues such as martial arts practices and philosophies, gender and age, national identities and conflicts, cinematic genres and aesthetic choices in order to understand their local and transnational cultural influence.
967 kr
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Fighting Stars provides a rich and diverse account of the emergence and legacies of Hong Kong martial arts cinema stars. Tracing the meanings and influence of stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi , and Donnie Yen against the shifting backdrops of the Hong Kong film industry, the contributors to this important volume highlight martial arts stars' cultural reach, both on a local and global scale. Each of the chapters, written by a host of renowned international scholars, focuses on an individual film star, considering issues such as martial arts practices and philosophies, gender and age, national identities and conflicts, cinematic genres and aesthetic choices in order to understand their local and transnational cultural influence.
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Bringing together scholars from around the world, ReFocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa features 12 original chapters exploring the prolific career of the Japanese director.In addition to an introduction which provides comprehensive biographical information and an extensive chronicle of Ichikawa’s impressively expansive and influential eight decades in the film industry, the chapters range over his filmmaking philosophies and methods, his collaborations with such important figures as his wife and screenwriting partner Natto Wada and renowned cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, his fondness for animation and manga, and his adaptations of famous novels by such prominent authors as Yukio Mishima, Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, and Seishi Yokomizo.Featuring new and groundbreaking work on one of the most important and influential of all Japanese filmmakers, ReFocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa is a much-needed addition to film studies and the history of Japanese cinema.