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What Is Japanese Cinema?: A History by Yomota Inuhiko

ben_magyar's review against another edition

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informative

glowingskeleton's review against another edition

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3.0

Gets less interesting as it goes.

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3.0

While the brief nature of the book makes the history of Japanese Cinema feel far more accessible and easily ingestible, it also acts as a curse as well as a blessing, feeling overly simplistic and rushed. Many areas which I would see as essential to japanese cinema are glossed over, and many fascinating directors seemingly left on the cutting room floor. A good beginning for a novice in the area but more of a starting point than anything else.