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Media type:
E-Book
Title:
Transnational Kaiju
:
Exploitation, Globalisation and Cult Monster Movies
Contains:
Frontmatter
Contents
Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction ‘Every Country Has a Monster’
CHAPTER 1 National Films, Transnational Monsters
CHAPTER 2 The First Monster Boom
CHAPTER 3 Exchanging Monsters: Korean Kaijū
CHAPTER 4 Distributing Kaijū: Localisation and Exploitation
CHAPTER 5 ‘Paul Bunyan Never Fought Rodan’
CHAPTER 6 Legendary Monsters
Conclusion: The Limiting Imagination of Transnational Monsters
References
Index
Description:
Examines the ways in which the kaijū eiga has developed into a global genreFocusses on a largely non-Hollywood genre Examines the ways in which globalisation has contributed to the spread and popularisation of the genreExplores the means by which fandoms contribute to the understanding of global genresOne of very few academic texts to treat the kaijū eiga seriouslyFrom relatively humble beginnings in a King Kong-inspired Japanese studio picture, the kaijū eiga has developed into a global genre. While the origins of giant kaijū – the term often preferred to ‘monster’ – remain firmly rooted in Japan, the figure has become a transnational spectacle. This book explores how kaijū went global, from the adoption of Godzilla movies in translation to the appropriation of cultural material across borders. With reference to the genre’s global development, its exploitative Western circulation and the labour of fans, the book examines how genres with deep national roots can become transnational phenomena