Tokyoscope

Tokyoscope
Author: Patrick Macias
Publisher: Cadence Books
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2001-11-05
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
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Didja know that Samuel L. Jackson's Biblical speech in Pulp Fiction was borrowed from the brain-damaged Sonny Chiba karate flick The Bodyguard? Or that the design for the Smog Monster in Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster was based on a bathroom sketch of female anatomy? TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion is the first book of its kind: an elegantly designed, engagingly written introduction to the world of Japanese pop films covering Godzilla, karate, gangster, horror, Japan's infamous "pink" movies, and much more.


Tokyoscope
Language: en
Pages: 248
Authors: Patrick Macias
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-11-05 - Publisher: Cadence Books

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Didja know that Samuel L. Jackson's Biblical speech in Pulp Fiction was borrowed from the brain-damaged Sonny Chiba karate flick The Bodyguard? Or that the desi
Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno
Language: en
Pages: 153
Authors: Izumi Evers
Categories: Crafts & Hobbies
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-07-01 - Publisher: Chronicle Books

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Japanese schoolgirl fashions and subcultures have sprung up, burned out, mutated, and evolved into a pop culture phenomenon gone global—from Gwen Stefani's "H
Japanese Cinema
Language: en
Pages: 383
Authors: Alastair Phillips
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-18 - Publisher: Routledge

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From the Seven Samaruai and Godzilla to the Ring. this is an outstanding collection of twenty-four articles on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era
The Toho Studios Story
Language: en
Pages: 556
Authors: Stuart Galbraith
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-05-16 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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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 nota
Japan Edge
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Annette Roman
Categories: Animated films
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999 - Publisher: Viz Media

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This lively, idiosyncratic survey of Japanese film, music, animation, and comics showcases the experiences of five avid American fans: journalist Carl Gustav Ho