Analyses the cinematic and social significance of the star phenomenon in Southeast Asia.

Many stars from China, Japan and Korea are the most popular and instantly recognizable in the world. East Asian Film Stars brings together some of the world's l

This volume points to the limits of models such as regional, national, and transnational, and develops ‘network’ as a conceptual category to study cinemas o

This is the first study of Chinese stars and their transnational stardom, examining the transnational Chinese actor Jet Li, probably the best martial arts actor

This book discusses contemporary film in all the main countries of Southeast Asia, and the social practices and ideologies which films either represent or oppos