3. The First Golden Age: 1927–1940

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Note on Names and Film Titles xiii
4. Preface to the English Translation xv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Motion Pictures: 1896–1918 24
7. 2. The Rise of Silent Film: 1917–1930 38
8. 3. The First Golden Age: 1927–1940 57
9. 4. Japanese Cinema During Wartime 72
10. 5. Film Production in the Colonies and Occupied Lands 82
11. 6. Japanese Cinema Under American Occupation: 1945–1952 98
12. 7. Toward a Second Golden Age: 1952–1960 109
13. 8. Upheaval Amid Steady Decline: 1961–1970 127
14. 9. Decline and Torpor: 1971–1980 148
15. 10. The Collapse of the Studio System: 1981–1990 163
16. 11. The Indies Start to Flourish: 1991–2000 174
17. 12. Within a Production Bubble: 2001–2011 186
18. Notes 201
19. Index 215