02910nam 2200625 450 991078811930332120200520144314.01-4985-1433-2(CKB)2670000000610639(EBL)2032734(SSID)ssj0001499031(PQKBManifestationID)11927615(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001499031(PQKBWorkID)11505526(PQKB)10158681(MiAaPQ)EBC2032734(Au-PeEL)EBL2032734(CaPaEBR)ebr11047987(CaONFJC)MIL772312(OCoLC)908076306(EXLCZ)99267000000061063920150506h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJapanese mythology in film a semiotic approach to reading Japanese film and anime /Yoshiko OkuyamaLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2015.©20151 online resource (263 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-9092-X 0-7391-9093-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Conventions; Part I. SEMIOTICS FOR FILM ANALYSIS; Chapter 1. Introduction: What Is Semiotics?; Chapter 2. Reading Film: The Nature of Interpretation; Chapter 3. Mythology in Film: Why Study Mythology in Popular Film and Anime?; Chapter 4. Storytelling: What Is in the Story?; Chapter 5. Visual Literacy: What Do We Get from Watching Film?; Part II. APPLICATION; Chapter 6. Taoism and Shinto Symbolism in Onmyoji (2001) and Onmyo¯ji II (2003); Chapter 7. Folklore Motifs in Spirited Away (2001) and Princess Mononoke (2000)Chapter 8. Motifs of Buddhism and Folklore in Dororo (2007) and Departures (2008)Chapter 9. Eclectic Myths in Mushi-shi (2006) and Cyborg Mythology of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004); Chapter 10. Conclusion. Social Usage of Mythology; Bibliography; Index; About the Author<span><span>This book introduces film semiotics and demonstrates its use as a theoretical tool for reading Japanese popular movies and anime. </span></span>Mythology in motion picturesMotion picturesSemioticsMotion picturesJapanHistory and criticismAnimated filmsJapanHistory and criticismMythology in motion pictures.Motion picturesSemiotics.Motion picturesHistory and criticism.Animated filmsHistory and criticism.791.43/615Okuyama Yoshiko1173181MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788119303321Japanese mythology in film3696055UNINA