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Upon its U.S. release in the mid 1990s Ghost in the Shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii, quickly became one of the most popular Japanese animated films, or anime, in the country. Despite these accolades, Oshii is known as a contrarian within anime, a self proclaimed 'stray dog', avoiding the limelight in favour of his own personal cinematic vision. He cannot be pigeon holed, working in both live action film and animation, directing everything from absurdist comedy to thrillers to meditations on the nature of reality. Stray Dog of Anime is the first book to take an in depth look at Oshii's major films, form his early days working on Urusei Yatsura to Avalon, his most recent feature. Ruh details Oshii's evolution as a director, paying special attention to his personal style and symbolism, resulting in a unique guide that will appeal to anime fans and cinestes of all kinds.

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A fine introduction to one of Japanese animation's few true auteurs, Stray Dog examines Oshii's films from both sides of the camera. Brian Ruh's work is scholarly but readable, and affirmative but critical -- an education for academics and fans alike. Welcome to Class Real. --Jonathan Clements, co-author, The Anime Encyclopedia <br> Brian Ruh's Stray Dog of Anime is a wonderfully accessible introduction to Oshii Mamoru, one of the most brilliant and challenging anime directors working today. Stray Dog provides a fine overview of the spiritual, aesthetic and political issues that weave through Oshii's work. This book is an excellent resource on a major director, still too little studied in the States. Fans of Oshii and fans of anime in general will find it both stimulating and enlightening. <br>--Susan Napier, author of Anime: from Akira to Princess Mononoke <br> Ruh deserves attention simply for stepping up to the mat as one of the few writers building a framework for

A fine introduction to one of Japanese animation's few true auteurs, Stray Dog examines Oshii's films from both sides of the camera. Brian Ruh's work is scholarly but readable, and affirmative but critical -- an education for academics and fans alike. Welcome to Class Real. --Jonathan Clements, co-author, The Anime Encyclopedia Brian Ruh's Stray Dog of Anime is a wonderfully accessible introduction to Oshii Mamoru, one of the most brilliant and challenging anime directors working today. Stray Dog provides a fine overview of the spiritual, aesthetic and political issues that weave through Oshii's work. This book is an excellent resource on a major director, still too little studied in the States. Fans of Oshii and fans of anime in general will find it both stimulating and enlightening. --Susan Napier, author of Anime: from Akira to Princess Mononoke Ruh deserves attention simply for stepping up to the mat as one of the few writers building a framework for

A fine introduction to one of Japanese animation's few true auteurs, Stray Dog examines Oshii's films from both sides of the camera. Brian Ruh's work is scholarly but readable, and affirmative but critical -- an education for academics and fans alike. Welcome to Class Real. --Jonathan Clements, co-author, The Anime Encyclopedia <br> Brian Ruh's Stray Dog of Anime is a wonderfully accessible introduction to Oshii Mamoru, one of the most brilliant and challenging anime directors working today. Stray Dog provides a fine overview of the spiritual, aesthetic and political issues that weave through Oshii's work. This book is an excellent resource on a major director, still too little studied in the States. Fans of Oshii and fans of anime in general will find it both stimulating and enlightening. <br>--Susan Napier, author of Anime: from Akira to Princess Mononoke <br> Ruh deserves attention simply for stepping up to the mat as one of the few writers building a framework for the m

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BRIAN RUH is a Freelance Japanese translator and writer on the subject of Japanese popular culture and film. He is the webmaster of www AnimeResearch.com, a site designed to ABOPte the study of Japanese animation and comics. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

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