In godzilla's footsteps
By: Tsutsui, William M., and Itō, Machiko.
Contributors: Tsutsui, William M.; Itō, Machiko.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Popular culture -- Japan; Godzilla films -- History and criticism; Japan -- Civilization -- 1945-
Description: These essays consider the Godzilla films and how they were shaped (by and in turn shaped) postwar Japanese culture, as well as the globalization of Japanese pop culture icons in the wake of the Godzilla phenomenon. They fall within a wide range of disciplines: film studies, anthropology, history, literature, theater, and cultural studies. Contributors include Susan Napier, Anne Allison, Christine Yano, and others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.