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The Toho Studios Story. A History and Complete Filmography.
Stuart Galbraith
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Description for The Toho Studios Story. A History and Complete Filmography.
hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 227 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1511.
Since its inception in 1933, Toho Co., Ltd., Japan's most famous movie production company and distributor, has produced and/or distributed some of the most notable films ever to come out of Asia, including Seven Samurai, Godzilla, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Kwaidan, Woman in the Dunes, Ran, Shall We Dance?, Ringu, and Spirited Away. While the western world often defines Toho by its iconic classics, which include the Godzilla franchise and many of the greatest films of the legendary director Akira Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune, these pictures represent but a tiny fraction of Toho's rich history. The ... Read more
Since its inception in 1933, Toho Co., Ltd., Japan's most famous movie production company and distributor, has produced and/or distributed some of the most notable films ever to come out of Asia, including Seven Samurai, Godzilla, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, Kwaidan, Woman in the Dunes, Ran, Shall We Dance?, Ringu, and Spirited Away. While the western world often defines Toho by its iconic classics, which include the Godzilla franchise and many of the greatest films of the legendary director Akira Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune, these pictures represent but a tiny fraction of Toho's rich history. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810860049
SKU
V9780810860049
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About Stuart Galbraith
Stuart Galbraith IV is the author of seven books, including The Emperor and the Wolf (2002), the joint biography of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune, and Japanese Cinema (2008). He also provides DVD audio commentaries and liner note essays, writes a DVD column for the English edition of The Daily Yomiuri, and reviews DVDs at DVDTalk.com.
Reviews for The Toho Studios Story. A History and Complete Filmography.
Rich with little-known facts, the book includes a detailed historical overview and a catalogue raisonne of movies organized by decade....The book is a valuable resource for cinematic and film history collections.
Library Journal
This work lists all movies Toho produced....Significantly, the films after World War II reflect the complex social and historical topics that producers and screenwriters have ... Read more
Library Journal
This work lists all movies Toho produced....Significantly, the films after World War II reflect the complex social and historical topics that producers and screenwriters have ... Read more