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Making personas : transnational film stardom in modern Japan
Title
Making personas : transnational film stardom in modern Japan / Hideaki Fujiki.
ISBN
9780674065697 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0674065697 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center, 2013.
Physical Description
xiv, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 09, 2013
Series
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 79
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
Early domestic film stardom. Benshi as stars
Performative virtuosity and honorific stature
The Japanese embrace of American stars. The proliferation of American film stars
American stars reshaping Japanese culture
Forming new domestic film stardom. Restructuring the star system
Replacing the onnagata
Establishing Japanese actresses
Film stars and modern girls. Modern girls and Clara Bow
The respectable modern girl
Conclusion.
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