"Celluloid Masks: The Cinematic Image and the Image of Japan" by Aaron Gerow

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Celluloid Masks: The Cinematic Image and the Image of Japan

Iris (1993)

Aaron Gerow

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Abstract

This article considers the image of cinema being created in prewar Japanese literature, specifically focusing on the works of Kawabata Yasunari and Tanizaki Jun'ichiro.

Keywords

Japanese modern literature,
Tanizaki Jun'ichiro,
Kawabata Yasunari,
cinema and literature

Disciplines

Japanese Studies,
Film and Media Studies and
Modern Literature

Publication Date

Spring 1993

Citation Information

Aaron Gerow. "Celluloid Masks: The Cinematic Image and the Image of Japan" Iris Iss. 16 (1993) p. 23 - 36 ISSN: 0751-7033
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aarongerow/5/