{"product_id":"9781350178731","title":"Ghost in the Well: The Hidden History of Horror Films in Japan","description":"Author: Crandol, Michael\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350178731\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Aug 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost in the Well\u003c\/i\u003e is the first study to provide a full history of the horror genre in Japanese cinema, from the silent era to Classical period movies such as Nakagawa Nobuo's \u003ci\u003eTokaido Yotsuya kaidan \u003c\/i\u003e(1959) to the contemporary global popularity of J-horror pictures like the \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJu-on \u003c\/i\u003efranchises. \u003cbr\u003eMichael Crandol draws on a wide range of Japanese language sources, including magazines, posters and interviews with directors such as Kurosawa Kiyoshi, to consider the development of\u003ci\u003e kaiki eiga\u003c\/i\u003e, the Japanese phrase meaning \"weird\" or \"bizarre\" films that most closely corresponds to Western understandings of \"horror\". He traces the origins of \u003ci\u003ekaika eiga\u003c\/i\u003e in Japanese kabuki theatre and traditions of the monstrous feminine, showing how these traditional forms were combined with the style and conventions of Hollywood horror to produce an aesthetic that was both transnational and peculiarly Japanese.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhost in the Well \u003c\/i\u003esheds new light on one of Japanese cinema's best-known genres, while also serving as a fascinating case study of how popular film genres are re-imagined across cultural divides.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629809946782,"sku":"UBD-9781350178731","price":52.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350178731.jpg?v=1774221652","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350178731","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}