Okuyama, Yoshiko. <br/><br/>
Japanese Mythology in Film :  A Semiotic Approach to Reading Japanese Film and Anime. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (263 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> This book introduces film semiotics and demonstrates its use as a theoretical tool for reading Japanese popular movies and anime. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780739190937 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion pictures - Japan - History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.M97 -- .O389 2015eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/615