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Chapter Five. The Emperor’s Celluloid Army Marches On

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Acknowledgments vii
Lost Histories 1
Chapter One. From Film Colony to Film Sphere 13
Chapter Two. Media Empire 41
Chapter Three. Imperial Acts 72
Chapter Four. Competing Empires in Transnational Asia 106
Chapter Five. The Emperor’s Celluloid Army Marches On 132
Selected Filmography 155
Notes 173
Selected Bibliography 201
Index 209

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824864606-007

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Acknowledgments vii
Lost Histories 1
Chapter One. From Film Colony to Film Sphere 13
Chapter Two. Media Empire 41
Chapter Three. Imperial Acts 72
Chapter Four. Competing Empires in Transnational Asia 106
Chapter Five. The Emperor’s Celluloid Army Marches On 132
Selected Filmography 155
Notes 173
Selected Bibliography 201
Index 209

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