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National Film Studies
India & Asia
 Japanese Cinema
Stuart Galbraith IV & Paul Duncan
Until recently, the Western world has viewed Japanese cinema through a very narrow prism. For years, Westerners interested in Japanese film had to content themselves with the collected works of Kurosawa, a spotty sampling of films by Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu, gobs of anime, and badly dubbed monster movies. This volume sets the record straight, illustrating an in-depth history of Japanese cinema with vivid posters and stunning photography. Hardcover, 192 pp. $39.99.
 Japanese Animation: From Painted Scrolls to Pokemon
Brigitte Koyama-Richard
Illustrated with close to 500 images -- many rarely seen outside of Japan -- this rich documentary account showcases the greatest anime films ever produced and bridges the gap between art history and pop culture. Twenty exclusive interviews with Japan's leading filmmakers round out this comprehensive survey, leading us behind the scenes of a unique and fascinating industry. Hardcover, 245 pp. $59.00.
 Visions of Japanese Modernity
Aaron Gerow
Japan has done marvelous things with cinema, giving the world the likes of Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Ozu. But cinema did not arrive in Japan fully formed at the end of the nineteenth century. In Visions of Japanese Modernity, Aaron Gerow explores the processes by which film was defined, transformed, and adapted during its first three decades in Japan. Softcover, 323 pp. $29.95.
 Hong Kong New Wave Cinema: 1978 - 2000
Pak Tong Cheuk
The critically acclaimed and popular Hong Kong 'New Wave' played a historically, economically and culturally significant role in Hong Kong and China's cinema industries. This book presents a comprehensive theoretical analysis of the movement, focusing on its historical context, style, and directors. Softcoer, 262 pp. $48.00.
 Directory of World Cinema: Japan
John Berra
From the revered classics of Akira Kurosawa to the modern marvels of Takeshi Kitano, the films that have emerged from Japan represent a national cinema that has gained worldwide admiration and appreciation. This book provides an insight into the cinema of Japan through reviews of significant titles and case studies of leading directors, alongside explorations of the cultural and industrial orgins of key genres. The cinematic lineage of samurai warriors, yakuza enforcers and atomic monsters take their place alongside the politically charged works of the Japanese new wave, making this a truly comprehensive volume. Softcover, 297 pp. $30.00.
 Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition
Stephen Teo
This is the first comprehensive, fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia - a genre which audiences around the world became familiar with through the crossover hit Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The book unveils rich layers of the wuxia tradition as it developed in the early shanghai cinema in the late 1920s, and from the 1950s onwards, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. Softcover, 230 pp. $41.95.
 Introduction to Japanese Horror Film
Colette Balmain
This book is a major historical and cultural overview of an increasingly popular genre. Starting with the cultural phenomenon of Godzilla, it explores the evolution of Japanese horror from the 1950s through to contemporary classics of Japanese horror cinema such as Ringu and The Grudge. Divided thematically, the book examines key motifs, situating them within traditional japanese mythology and folk tales. Softcover, 214 pp. $38.95.
 Warring Clans, Flashing Blades
Patrick Galloway
In this insighful and entertaining book, renowned Asian-film expert Patrick Galloway, trains his eye on samurai films and its related genres: yakuza, ninja, and matatabi. This essential guide includes, background information on samurai culture, canon classics like Ran and cult favourites like G.I. Samurai, film stills and poster art, detailed production information, and a full index. Softcover, 246 pp. $21.00.
 Samurai Films
Roland Thorne
Samurai films are a wonderful combination of frenetic action sequences, moving personal drama and philosophical observations on loyalty and violence, all set against the spectacular backdrop of pre-industrial Japan. For those looking for a concise introduction to the themes and tropes of these movies, look no further than Roland Thorne's splendid book about this popular genre. Softcover, 159 pp. $19.95.
 Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts
Alastair Phillips & Julian Stringer
Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts includes twenty-four chapters on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the present day. With the help of leading international scholars, each chapter discusses the film in relation to aesthetic, industrial or critical issues and ends with a complete filmography for each director. This book also includes a glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography. Softcover, 363 pp. $37.95.
 East Asian Cinema
David Carter
This book provides an ideal reference work on all the major directors, with details of their films and checklists for the films of each country, useful for both ardent fan and serious student alike. It explores the common cultural heritage of the countries and their mutual influence. The films of China, Japan and Korea, for example, reflect their shared Buddhist and Confucian heritage. The films of China and North Korea are conditioned by Communist ideology. Early Korean cinema was dominated by the effects of Japanese colonial domination, and the Japanese cinema greatly influenced that of Taiwan. Softcover, 254 pp. $24.95.
 Fantasies of a Bollywood Love Thief
Stephen Alter
Bollywood movies are glorious, colourful spectacles of romance, action, drama, song, and dance. India has the world's biggest film industry, which produces some nine hundred movies a year, watched by passionate fans around the world. Stephen Alter explores the enormous popularity of Hindi movies, and feats of artifice that make them so compelling. The result is a beguiling introduction to the rituals and culture of a moviemaking industry so similar to and yet utterly different from our own. Softcover, 260 pp. $19.95.
 Amitabh:
The Making of a Superstar
Susmita Dasgupta
In an industry where fashions change every Friday, Amitabh Bachchan has been synonymous with cinematic entertainment for over thirty years. In a warm and insightful analysis, the author traces the world-view and philosophy that have shaped the films of Bachchan. In the process, she not only chronicles the star's journey from a flop actor to a national icon but also brings to life a period in the history of Indian cinema which altered forever the economics of film-making in the country. Softcover, 187 pp. $15.00.
 A
New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film
Isolde Standish
In this book, Isolde Standish focuses on the historical development of Japanese
film, illustrated by a series of typical Japanese film posters. She details
an industry and an art form shaped by the competing and merging forces
of traditional culture and of economic and technological innovation.
Adopting a thematic, exploratory approach, Standish links the concept
of Japanese
cinema as a system of communication with some of the central discources
of the twentieth century: modernism, nationalism, humanism, resistance,
and gender. Softcover, 414 pp. $30.95.
 China
on Screen: Cinema and Nation
Chris Berry & Mary Farquhar
In China on Screen, Chris Berry and Mary Farquhar, leaders in the field
of Chinese film studies, explore more than one hundred years of Chinese
cinema and nation. Providing new perspectives on key movements, themes,
and filmmakers, Berry and Farquhar analyze the films of a variety
of directors and actors, they argue for the abandonment of 'national
cinema' as an analytic
tool and propose 'cinema and the national' as a more productive framework.
Softcover, 313 pp. $34.95.
 100
Bollywood Films
Rachel Dwyer
India's much-loved national film style, Bollywood cinema, is a veritable
genre unto itself. Fans of Bollywood will not want to be without
this informative screen guide, which reflects on 100 of finest films
in India's rich canon
of cinema: historically important films, cult movies, and box-office
hits.
Softcover, 258 pp. $24.95.
 An
Amorous History of the Silver Screen
Shanghai Cinema, 1896-1937
Zhang Zhen
The first sustained historical study of the emergence of cinema in China,
this book is a fascinating narrative that illustrates the immense
cultural significance of film and its power as a vehicle for social
change. Named
after a major feature film on the making of Chinese cinema, only
part of which survives, An Amorous History of the Silver Screen reveals
the intricacies
of this cultural movement and explores its connections to other art
forms such as photography, architecture, drama, and literature. Softcover,
488 pp. $42.00.
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Contemporary
Asian Cinema
The
Samurai Film
Japanese
Cinema Encyclopedia
Chinese-Language
Film
Outlaw
Masters of Japanese Film
A
Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History with a Selective
Guide to Videos and DVDs 
Taiwan
Film Directors: A Treasure Island 
Indian
Popular Cinema: A Narrative of Cultural Change 
Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema
The Cinema of Japan and Korea
Chinese National Cinema
The Remasculinization of Korean Cinema
Silver Screen Samurai: The Best of Japan's Samurai Movie Posters
Bollywood: Popular Indian Cinema
Chinese Films in Focus: 25 New Takes
Japanese Cinema: Essential Handbook
Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee to Crouching Tiger
Japanese Documentary Film: The Meiji Era Through Hiroshima
East-West Encounters: Franco-Asian Cinema and Literature
The Cinematic Imagination: Indian Popular Films as Social History
Celluloid China: Cinematic Encounters with Culture and Society
The Flash of Capital
The Cinema of Hong Kong: History, Arts, Identity
City on Fire: Hong Kong Cinema
