In Godzilla's footsteps [[electronic resource] ] : Japanese pop culture icons on the global stage / / edited by William M. Tsutsui and Michiko Ito

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451106203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
• ISBN: 1-281-36590-4; 9786611365905; 1-4039-8440-9
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2006.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TsutsuiWilliam M; ItōMichiko
• Disciplina: 306.0952/09045
• Soggetti: Popular culture - Japan; Godzilla films - History and criticism; Electronic books.; Japan Civilization 1945-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: These essays consider the Godzilla films and how they shaped and influenced postwar Japanese culture, as well as the globalization of Japanese pop culture icons. There are contributions from Film Studies, Anthropology, History, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies and from Susan Napier, Anne Allison, Christine Yano and others.