Overview

Today's animation is much more than kids' stuff. Increasingly complex subject matter has produced a corresponding increase in artistic interest, and forms once specific to certain cultures have crossed borders to enjoy international popularity. Japanese animation has been particularly successful in the United States, and among the most celebrated Japanese animation artists is director Mamoru Oshii. This book is an analytical survey of Oshii's cinematic works from the early years of his career through his 21st-century productions, including Beautiful Dreamer and the acclaimed Ghost in the Shell. The author examines these and other Oshii productions in relation to the Carnivalesque movement, technopolitics and the director's post-robotic vision. Oshii's films are particularly significant in their defiance of the premises of Western animation and their presentation of a highly personal commentary on both individual and collective identities in the 20th and 21st centuries. Special emphasis is placed on Oshii's revolutionary film techniques, including the stylistically and thematically diverse features of productions ranging from animation to live action to Original Video Animation (OVA), a format Oshii invented. A complete filmography is included.

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Author:   Dani Cavallaro
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786427642

ISBN 10:   0786427647
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   19 July 2006
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      PART ONE. OSHII’S CINEMA: AN ANALYTICAL SURVEY      1. Background: Developments in Animé      2. Oshii’s Creative Trajectory      3. Themes, Imagery and Symbolism      4. Cinematography and Animation Techniques      PART TWO. OSHII AND THE CARNIVALESQUE      5. Concepts of the Carnival      6. Urusei Yatsura: The TV Series      7. Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You      8. Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer      9. Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum the Forever      10. Angel’s Egg      11. Twilight Q2: Labyrinth Objects File 538      PART THREE. OSHII’S TECHNOPOLITICS      12. Visions of Power in Live-Action and Animé      13. Dallos      14. Mobile Police Patlabor, OVA 1      15. Mobile Police Patlabor, TV Series and OVA 2      16. Patlabor 1: The Mobile Police      17. Patlabor 2: The Movie      18. Patlabor WXIII: Movie 3      19. Minipato      20. The Red Spectacles, Stray Dog and Talking Head      21. Killers: .50 Woman      22. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade      PART FOUR. HUMANITY/VIRTUALITY: OSHII’S POST-ROBOTIC VISION      23. Approaches to Cybersociety      24. Blood: The Last Vampire      25. Avalon      26. Ghost in the Shell      27. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence      28. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex      29. Post-Innocence Developments      Filmography      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Author Information

The late Dani Cavallaro wrote widely about literature, cultural theory, and anime. She lived in London.

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