A Dream of Resistance: The Cinema of Kobayashi Masaki
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (670 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813592356 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Prince draws from a wealth of rare archives, including previously untranslated interviews, material that Kobayashi wrote about his films, and even the young director’s wartime diary. A Dream of Resistance is the first book in English to explore Kobayashi’s entire career, from the early films he made at Shochiku studio, to internationally-acclaimed masterpieces like The Human Condition, Harakiri, and Samurai Rebellion, and on to his final work for NHK Television. Closely examining how Kobayashi’s upbringing and intellectual history shaped the values of his work, Stephen Prince illuminates the political and religious dimensions of Kobayashi’s films, interpreting them as a prayer for peace in troubled times. Celebrated as one of Japan’s greatest filmmakers, Kobayashi Masaki’s scorching depictions of war and militarism marked him as a uniquely defiant voice in post-war Japanese cinema. A pacifist drafted int
"Prince, already one of the field's greatest observers of film form, has moved beyond form to demonstrate Kobayashi's deep humanism, fierce political convictions, and religio-philosophical leanings within a career of rare depth and beauty. This is the definitive work."