A Hundred Years of Japanese Film
Subtitle: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to Videos and DVDs
Contributors: Paul Schrader (Foreword)
Publisher: Kodansha International; Distributed in the U.S. by Kodansha America
Published: January 4, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9784770026828
Subjects: Films, cinema; Performing Arts; History; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Performing Arts/Dance; Japan; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Performing Arts / Film / Reference; Film & Video - General; Motion pictures
First sentence: "Film began in Japan, as in most countries, during the last few years of the nineteenth century."