Transnational Kaiju

Exploitation, Globalisation and Cult Monster Movies

Steven Rawle (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2024
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-7581-5 (ISBN)

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Examines the ways in which the kaij? eiga has developed into a global genre

From relatively humble beginnings in a King Kong-inspired Japanese studio picture, the kaij? eiga has developed into a global genre. While the origins of giant kaij? the term often preferred to 'monster' remain firmly rooted in Japan, the figure has become a transnational spectacle. This book explores how kaij? went global, from the adoption of Godzilla movies in translation to the appropriation of cultural material across borders. With reference to the genre's global development, its exploitative Western circulation and the labour of fans, the book examines how genres with deep national roots can become transnational phenomena.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.05.2024
Zusatzinfo	38 black and white illustrations
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4744-7581-7 / 1474475817
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-7581-5 / 9781474475815
Zustand	Neuware