Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-253), filmography (pages 255-260) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Narrating high-speed growth through film -- Drifting in Tokyo: reconstruction and uneven development in Kawashima Yūzō's Susaki paradise red light (1956) -- A girl from Izu: labor migration and modern subjectivity in Masumura Yasuzō's Blue-sky girl (1957) -- Osaka, city of spies: the powerless worker in industrial society in Inoue Akira's Black weapon (1964) -- Yokohama romance: the Cold War, revolution, and Asian solidarity in Ezaki Mio's A warm misty night (1967) -- Waiting for spring in Shiretoko: a postscript to high-speed growth in Kumashiro Tatsumi's the Light of Africa (1975) -- Coda
Summary:
"Uses popular films to reveal the tensions generated during Japan's postwar "economic miracle," challenging the prevailing view that it was a story of great national success"-- Provided by publisher.
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