Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema written by Jasper Sharp and published by Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese cinema's long history of production has seen films made in a variety of genres, including melodramas, romances, gangster movies, samurai movies, musicals, horror films, and monster films. It has also produced famous names such as: Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Beat Takeshi, Toshirô Mifune, Godzilla, The Ring, Akira, Rashomon, and Seven Samurai. This dictionary is an overview of the long history of Japanese cinema with entries covering key films, genres, studios, directors, performers, and other individuals.