The Samurai Film - Hardcover
An illustrated edition of the guide to Samurai films deconstructs key aspects of the genre, from its focus on violence and death as a means of understanding life, to the symbolism of weapons, to the significance of key plot elements and motifs, in a volume complemented by filmographies, a glossary of Japanese terms, and a survey of Samurai history and myths. By the author of Film Noir.
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From Throne of Blood to Kill Bill, the richly illustrated standard guide to one of the world's most enduring film genres.
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Alain Silver is a graduate of the School of Theatre, Film, and Television at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he received his Ph.D. in Motion Picture History. He is the author of Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to American Style, The Noir Style, and Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles, all available from Overlook.
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- PublisherAbrams Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1585675962
- ISBN 13 9781585675968
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages320
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