Imperial Japan on Screen, 1931-2022

Imperial Japan on Screen, 1931-2022

by Bob Herzberg
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 12/08/2023

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This book deals with film depictions of Imperial Japan from the time it was a totalitarian power to the productions of recent years. It especially covers wartime depictions, as well as the historical events that inspire the stories behind these productions. In the 1930s, Hollywood gave us the likeable Mr. Moto at the same time Japan was set on its expansionist course. When war broke out, both the Allies and the Axis produced propaganda films that increased hatred for the enemy. In the postwar years as the Cold War took hold, the U.S. government encouraged friendship with their former wartime enemy. This book details correspondence between studio personnel and the Production Code office, as well as the critiques of film reviewers, historians and military figures from both sides of the conflict. Also examined are behind-the-scenes machinations from both the Japanese and American governments in the censorship of controversial film content.

ISBN:
9781476649726
9781476649726
Category:
Film theory & criticism
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
12-08-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

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