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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Refocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa

Refocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa

Barrowman, Kyle

Hardcover

Series: Refocus: The International Directors

DirectorsFilm StudiesFilm Guides & Reference

ISBN10: 1399538578
ISBN13: 9781399538572
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Sep 30 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Bringing together scholars from around the world, ReFocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa features 12 original chapters exploring the prolific career of the Japanese director.

In addition to an introduction which provides comprehensive biographical information and an extensive chronicle of Ichikawa's impressively expansive and influential eight decades in the film industry, the chapters range over his filmmaking philosophies and methods, his collaborations with such important figures as his wife and screenwriting partner Natto Wada and renowned cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, his fondness for animation and manga, and his adaptations of famous novels by such prominent authors as Yukio Mishima, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, and Seishi Yokomizo.

Featuring new and groundbreaking work on one of the most important and influential of all Japanese filmmakers, ReFocus: The Films of Kon Ichikawa is a much-needed addition to film studies and the history of Japanese cinema.

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