{"product_id":"9781137551597","title":"Paradoxical Japaneseness: Cultural Representation in 21st Century Japanese Cinema","description":"This book offers insightful analysis of cultural representation in Japanese cinema of the early 21st century. The impact of transnational production practices on films such as \u003ci\u003eDolls\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eSukiyaki Western Django\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eTetsuo: The Bullet Man\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and \u003ci\u003e13 Assassins \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) is considered through textual and empirical analysis. The author discusses contradictory forms of cultural representation – cultural concealment and cultural performance – and their relationship to both changing practices in the Japanese film industry and the global film market. Case studies take into account popular genres such as J Horror and jidaigeki period films, as well as the work of renowned filmmakers Takeshi Kitano, Takashi Miike, Shinya Tsukamoto and Kiyoshi Kurosawa.","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020922863856,"sku":"9781137551597","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781137551597_p0.jpg?v=1763699652","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781137551597","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}