7. MODERN JAPANESE FEMALE DIRECTORS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi
4. ILLUSTRATIONS vii
5. NOTE AND GLOSSARY ix
6. TRADITIONS IN WORLD CINEMA xi
7. INTRODUCTION: WHY 1997 AND HANA-BI? 1
8. 1. JIDAI-GEKI AND CHAMBARA: THE SAMURAI ONSCREEN 13
9. 2. YAKUZA CINEMA 39
10. 3. JAPANESE HORROR CINEMA 63
11. 4. THE CHANGING JAPANESE FAMILY ON FILM 95
12. 5. POSTMODERNISM AND MAGIC REALISM IN CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CINEMA 120
13. 6. JAPANESE DOCUMENTARY CINEMA: REALITY AND ITS DISCONTENTS 144
14. 7. MODERN JAPANESE FEMALE DIRECTORS 171
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 203
16. SELECT FILMOGRAPHY 214
17. INDEX 220