Representations of Japan in South Korean Cinema of the Park Geun-Hye Era

Invaders, Lovers and Demons
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-90-485-6101-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Critical Asian Cinemas

Providing a rare example of a national cinema that has managed to overturn the prevailing global paradigm of Hollywood dominance, South Korean films are nevertheless still haunted by the peninsula’s earlier colonial history. Focussing on a series of films produced during the administration of disgraced and then pardoned President Park Geun-hye (2013–2017), this book examines South Korea’s relationship with Japan and how this relationship continues to be negotiated through films and politics. Containing detailed discussion of significant and internationally renowned films including The Age of Shadows, The Handmaiden and the domestically popular, The Admiral: Roaring Currents, this informative text is a welcome addition to South Korean Film Studies that will also be valued for its examination of how film cycles operate in non-Hollywood cinema. Offering a perceptive look at an underexplored area, this book will be embraced by professionals and laypersons intrigued by South Korea and Japan’s frequently tense relationship.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edwards, Russell

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  Chapter One Scars, Tattoos, Flags and Exorcism: The Recurring Markers of National Trauma in the Rising Sun Cycle  Chapter Two Jjokbari and Chinilpa: Caricatured Villains and Villainous Collaborators  Chapter Three The Best of Enemies: The Rising Sun Cycle’s Ambivalence and Erasure of Friendly Japanese  Chapter Four Moving Beyond Exorcism: The Way of Postcolonial Endurance  Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Russell Edwards has been a professional film critic since the early 1990s, reviewed for Variety (2003–2012) and was President of the Film Critics Circle of Australia (2004–2006). A former advisor to the Busan International Film Festival, he is currently preparing an essay collection about the films of Peter Weir.