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Introduction to Japanese Horror Film by Colette Balmain, ISBN-13: 978-0748624744
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- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press; 1st edition (March 18, 2009)
- Language: English
- 224 pages
- ISBN-10: 0748624740
- ISBN-13: 978-0748624744
Beginning with Godzilla, Colette Balmain follows the evolution of Japanese horror from the 1950s to contemporary classics such as Ringu and Ju-On: The Grudge. Divided thematically, she identifies the vengeful virgin, the demonic child, the doomed lovers, and the supernatural serial killer, relating them to traditional Japanese mythology and folk-tales. She also unpacks the aesthetics of the Japanese horror film and the uses of setting, lighting, music, and mise-en-scene that make Japanese horror such a visceral experience. She concludes with the impact of Japanese horror on contemporary American cinema, reading remakes of Ringu, Dark Water, and Ju-On: The Grudge.
Colette Balmain is a senior lecturer in film studies at Buckinghamshire New University.
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