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Japanese Mythology in Film : A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (263 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780739190937
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Japanese Mythology in FilmDDC classification:
  • 791.43/615
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.M97 -- .O389 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conventions -- Part I. SEMIOTICS FOR FILM ANALYSIS -- Chapter 1. Introduction: What Is Semiotics? -- Chapter 2. Reading Film: The Nature of Interpretation -- Chapter 3. Mythology in Film: Why Study Mythology in Popular Film and Anime? -- Chapter 4. Storytelling: What Is in the Story? -- Chapter 5. Visual Literacy: What Do We Get from Watching Film? -- Part II. APPLICATION -- Chapter 6. Taoism and Shinto Symbolism in Onmyoji (2001) and Onmyo¯ji II (2003) -- Chapter 7. Folklore Motifs in Spirited Away (2001) and Princess Mononoke (2000) -- Chapter 8. Motifs of Buddhism and Folklore in Dororo (2007) and Departures (2008) -- Chapter 9. Eclectic Myths in Mushi-shi (2006) and Cyborg Mythology of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) -- Chapter 10. Conclusion. Social Usage of Mythology -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: This book introduces film semiotics and demonstrates its use as a theoretical tool for reading Japanese popular movies and anime.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Conventions -- Part I. SEMIOTICS FOR FILM ANALYSIS -- Chapter 1. Introduction: What Is Semiotics? -- Chapter 2. Reading Film: The Nature of Interpretation -- Chapter 3. Mythology in Film: Why Study Mythology in Popular Film and Anime? -- Chapter 4. Storytelling: What Is in the Story? -- Chapter 5. Visual Literacy: What Do We Get from Watching Film? -- Part II. APPLICATION -- Chapter 6. Taoism and Shinto Symbolism in Onmyoji (2001) and Onmyo¯ji II (2003) -- Chapter 7. Folklore Motifs in Spirited Away (2001) and Princess Mononoke (2000) -- Chapter 8. Motifs of Buddhism and Folklore in Dororo (2007) and Departures (2008) -- Chapter 9. Eclectic Myths in Mushi-shi (2006) and Cyborg Mythology of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) -- Chapter 10. Conclusion. Social Usage of Mythology -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This book introduces film semiotics and demonstrates its use as a theoretical tool for reading Japanese popular movies and anime.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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