The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture by Mark Schilling

The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture by Mark Schilling

In the West, Japanese culture comes in the form of Power Rangers, Godzilla movies, and Sanrio products, but of course the indigenous pop culture is much richer. Rather than focus on what the rest of the world has already encountered, Mark Schilling provides an encyclopedic compendium of books, movies, music, comedians, and cultural scandals that have had the greatest impact in Japan. Thus, for the outsider, The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture is an insider's guide to post-war Japan. Not content to simply catalog his entries, Schilling provides real depth and analysis in his articles, opening up Japan's rich pop heritage to the world at large.

In 1975, Mark Schilling traveled to Japan with the intention of immersing himself in the culture, learning the language, and haunting the theaters. Since then, he's been there. He began reviewing Japanese films for the Japan Times in 1989 and has since written for a number of other publications, including Screen International, Premier Japan, Asian Newsweek, Asian Wall Street Journal, Japan Quarterly, Winds, Cinemaya, and Kinema Jumpo.

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ISBN 13	9780834803800
ISBN 10	0834803801
Title	The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture
Author	Mark Schilling
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	1997-05-01
Number of pages	344
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