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Author:   Blair Davis (DePaul University, USA.) ,  Robert Anderson (Simon Fraser University, Canada) ,  Jan Walls (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781138827097

ISBN 10:   1138827096
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   12 November 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. From Konjaku and Bierce to Akutagawa to Kurosawa: Ripples and the Evolution of Rashomon 3. ‘Smiled on by Lady Luck: Rashomon’ 4. The Production History of Rashomon 5. Rashomon Perceived – The Challenge of Forging a Transnationally Shared View of Kurosawa’s Legacy 6. Rashomon as a Twelfth Century Period Picture and Occupation Period Social Critique 7. What is the Rashomon Effect? 8. The Rashomon Effect: Considerations of Existential Anthropology 9. Screening Truths: Rashomon and Cinematic Negotiation 10. Reflections on Rashomon, Kurosawa and the Japanese Audience 11. Kurosawa’s International Legacy 12. Dialogue on Kurosawa: Nationality, Technique, Life Work 13. Conclusion: Ripples and Effects

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Blair Davis is an Assistant Professor of Media and Cinema Studies in the College of Communication at DePaul University in Chicago, USA. Robert Anderson is Professor of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Jan Walls is a Professor Emeritus in the Humanities Department at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

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