Bringing together scholars from around the world, ReFocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa features 12 original chapters exploring the prolific career of the Japanese director.
In addition to an introduction which provides comprehensive biographical information and an extensive chronicle of Ichikawa's impressively expansive and influential eight decades in the film industry, the chapters range over his filmmaking philosophies and methods, his collaborations with such important figures as his wife and screenwriting partner Natto Wada and renowned cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, his fondness for animation and manga, and his adaptations of famous novels by such prominent authors as Yukio Mishima, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, and Seishi Yokomizo.
Featuring new and groundbreaking work on one of the most important and influential of all Japanese filmmakers, ReFocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa is a much-needed addition to film studies and the history of Japanese cinema.
| ISBN: | 9781399538572 |
| Publication date: | 30th September 2026 |
| Author: | Kyle Barrowman |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | ReFocus. The International Directors Series |
| Genres: |
Individual film directors, film-makers |
Bringing together scholars from around the world, ReFocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa features 12 original chapters exploring the prolific career of the Japanese director.In addition to an introduction which provides comprehensive biographical information and an extensive chronicle of Ichikawa's impressively expansive and influential eight decades in the film industry, the chapters range over his filmmaking philosophies and methods, his collaborations with such important figures as his wife and screenwriting partner Natto Wada and renowned cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, his fondness for animation and manga, and his adaptations of famous novels by such prominent authors as Yukio Mishima, Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, and Seishi Yokomizo.Featuring new and groundbreaking work on one of the most important and influential of all Japanese filmmakers, ReFocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa is a much-needed addition to film studies and the history of Japanese cinema.
The Films of Kon Ichikawa features in the following genres: Individual film directors, film-makers
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The Films of Kon Ichikawa was written by Kyle Barrowman and published by Edinburgh University Press
The Films of Kon Ichikawa has 256 pages
Yes it is part of ReFocus. The International Directors Series series
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