Japan's Green Monsters : Environmental Commentary in Kaiju Cinema
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1476663904
ISBN-13
9781476663906
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint
McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 12th, 2018
Print length
226 Pages
Weight
390 grams
Dimensions
17.70 x 25.40 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Film theory & criticismEnvironmentalist thought & ideology
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Over the course of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, Godzilla and other monsters continually plague Japan and its people. Sean Rhoads and Brooke McCorkle provide a new interpretation on this popular film genre. They argue that the genre consistently addresses contemporary environmental concerns and ecological issues.
In 1954, a massive irradiated dinosaur emerged from Tokyo Bay and rained death and destruction on the Japanese capital. Since then Godzilla and other monsters, such as Mothra and Gamera, have gained cult status around the world. This book provides a new interpretation of these monsters, or kaiju-u, and their respective movies. Analyzing Japanese history, society and film, the authors show the ways in which this monster cinema take on environmental and ecological issuesfrom nuclear power and industrial pollution to biodiversity and climate change.
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