A Hundred Years of Japanese Film
Subtitle: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos
Contributors: Paul Schrader (Foreword)
Edition: 2 Rev Upd edition
Publisher: Kodansha International
Published: August 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9784770029959
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Films, cinema; Reference works; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Performing Arts; Cinema/Film: Book; Performing Arts / Film / Reference; Film & Video - Guides & Reviews; Film & Video - Reference; History; Japan; Motion pictures
First sentence: Film began in Japan, as in most countries, during the last few years of the nineteenth century.