[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Public Library - Ohio? No, Ohayo!

[Donald Boozer]

Japan has a rich, vibrant history of theater and film.
This week's posting from the Literature Department at
Cleveland Public Library highlights resources on=20
the performing arts culture of the Land of the Rising Sun.
Click on the link provided to access the library=92s catalog to
reserve any of these titles. For more information, visit our
location, call 216-623-2881, or email us at
=93literature <at> cpl.org.=94


A New History of Japanese Cinema:
     A Century of Narrative Film.
Isolde Standish.
Continuum, 2005.
(PN1993.5.J3 S72 2005)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0826417094
(Link includes a table of contents)
" This volume addresses the historical development of Japanese
cinema, and the confluence of traditional arts, sociopolitical trends=
,
and Western technology." -- from BookNews.=20


Acting Like a Woman in Modern Japan:
     Theater, Gender, and Nationalism.
Ayako Kano.
Palgrave, 2001.
(PN2928.K375 K36 2001)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0312292910
"Weaving together careful readings of plays and reviews,
memoirs and interviews, biographies, and critical essays,
[this book] traces the emergence of the first generation of
modern actresses in Japan, a nation in which male actors
had long dominated the public stage." -- from the back cover


Masterpieces of Kabuki: Eighteen Plays On Stage.
James R. Brandon and Samuel L. Leiter, editors.
University of Hawai'i Press, 2004.
(PL782.E5 M37 2004)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0824827880
(Link includes table of contents)
[This book] contains eighteen outstanding dramas...[covering]
the entire spectrum of kabuki drama from 1697 to 1905 [before
Western dramatic influence]. Stage directions indicate major=20
scenic effects, stage action, costuming, makeup, music, and sound
effects." -- from the back cover


The Midnight Eye Guide to
     New Japanese Film: Review of 97 Films,
          Profiles of 20 Contemporary Filmmakers.
Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp.
Stone Bridge Press, 2005.
(PN1993.5.J3 M47 2005)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1880656892
[The authors] "explore the astounding resurgence of
Japanese cinema, profiling the most creative contemporary
Japanese filmmakers, from the well-known to the
up-and-coming...Richly illustrated with images from behind
and in front of the camera, this is a book any film lover will
savor." -- from the back cover


MidnightEye.com
http://www.midnighteye.com/
Midnight Eye is the premier source for all things cinematic
in Japan, including anime, J-horror, and much, much more.

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Donald Boozer, Literature Department
Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
donald.boozer at cpl.org
216-623-2881 / 216-623-7050 (fax)
http://www.cpl.org