East Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections on Film (Tauris World Cinema Series)

East Asian cinema is among the most exciting and influential in the world. The popularity of Chinese martial arts films, Japanese horror, and new Korean cinema has attracted popular and critical attention on a global scale, with films from the region circulating as arthouse, cult, blockbuster and "extreme" cinema, or as Hollywood remakes. This book explores developments in the global popularity of East Asian cinema, with particular emphasis on crossovers, remakes, hybrids and co-productions. It examines changing cinematic traditions in Asia alongside the "Asianisation" of western cinema. It explores the dialogue not only between "East" and "West," but between different cinemas in the Asia Pacific. What do these trends mean for global cinema? How are co-productions and crossover films changing the nature of Hollywood and East Asian cinemas? Individual essays include case studies of Park Chan-wook, Infernal Affairs, Seven Samurai, Princess Mononoke and Kill Bill. Contents......Page 6 Notes on Contributers......Page 8 1. Introduction - Leon Hunt & Leung Wing-Fai......Page 12 Part One: Global Encounters of the First Kind......Page 26 2. Remaking 'Seven Samurai' in World Cinema - David Desser......Page 28 3. Fashioning Modernity: Hollywood and the Hong Kong Musical 1957-64 - Gary Needham......Page 52 4. Electric Shadow of an Airplane: Hong Kong Cinema, World Cinema - Charles Leary......Page 68 Part Two: All Changing on the Eastern Front......Page 80 5. 'Internal Affairs' and 'Kung Fu Hustle': Panacea, Placebo and Hong Kong Cinema - Leung Wing-Fai......Page 82 6. Contemporary South Korean Cinema: 'National Conjunction' and 'Diversity' - Chris Howard......Page 99 7. The Language of the Blockbuster: Promotion, 'Princess Mononoke' and the 'Daihitto' in Japanese Film Culture - Rayna Deniso......Page 114 Part Three: Made in Translation - Transnational Identities......Page 132 8. 'Suriyothai' Becomes 'Legend': National Identity as Global Currency - Adam Knee......Page 134 9. Last Life in the Universe: Nationality, technology, Authorship - Brian Ruh......Page 149 10. From 'Three Godfathers' to 'Tokyo Godfathers': Signifying Social Change in a Transnational Context - David Scott Diffrien......Page 164 11. Transnational Noir: Style and Substance in Hayashi Kaizo's 'The Most Terrible Time in My Life' - Theresa L. Geller......Page 183 Part Four: How the West Was Won? Asianisation and Beyond ......Page 200 12. Remaking East Asia, Outsourcing Hollywood - Gary G. Xu......Page 202 13. Salute to Mr. Vengeance!: The Making of a Transnational Auteur Park Chan-wook - Nikki J.Y. Lee......Page 214 14. Asiaphilia, Asianisation and the Gatekeeper Auteur: Quentin Tarantino and Luc Besson - Leon Hunt......Page 231 15. Brush and Blade in East-West Cultures - Sheng-mei Ma......Page 248 Index......Page 264 Introduction / Leon Hunt And Leung Wing-fai -- Pt. 1, Global Encounters Of The First Kind. Remaking Seven Samurai In World Cinema / David Desser -- Fashioning Modernity : Hollywood And The Hong Kong Musical 1957-64 / Gary Needham -- Electric Shadow Of An Airplane : Hong Kong Cinema, World Cinema / Charles Leary -- Pt. 2., All Changing On The Eastern Front. Infernal Affairs And Kung Fu Hustle : Panacea, Placebo And Hong Kong Cinema / Leung Wing-fai -- Contemporary South Korean Cinema : 'national Conjunction' And 'diversity' / Chris Howard -- The Language Of The Blockbuster : Promotion, Princess Mononoke And The Daihitto In Japanese Film Culture / Rayna Denison -- Pt. 3.,made In Translation--transnational Identities. Suriyothai Becomes Legend : National Identity As Global Currency / Adam Knee -- Last Life In The Universe : Nationality, Technology, Authorship / Brian Ruh -- From Three Godfathers To Tokyo Godfathers : Signifying Social Change Ina Transnational Context / David Scott Diffrient -- Transnational Noir : Style And Substance In Hayashi Kaizo's The Most Terrible Time In My Life / Theresa L. Geller -- Pt. 4.,how The West Was Won? Asianisation And Beyond. Remaking East Asia, Outsourcing Hollywood / Gary G. Xu -- Salute To Mr. Vengeance! : The Making Of A Transnational Auteur Park Chan-wook / Nikki J.y. Lee -- Asiaphilia, Asianisation And The Gatekeeper Auteur : Quentin Tarantino And Luc Besson / Leon Hunt -- Brush And Blade In East-west Cultures / Sheng-mei Ma. Edited By Leon Hunt And Leung Wing-fai. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction / Leon Hunt and Leung Wing-Fai -- pt. 1, Global encounters of the first kind. Remaking Seven samurai in world cinema / David Desser -- Fashioning modernity : Hollywood and the Hong Kong musical 1957-64 / Gary Needham -- Electric shadow of an airplane : Hong Kong cinema, world cinema / Charles Leary -- pt. 2., All changing on the eastern front. Infernal affairs and Kung fu hustle : panacea, placebo and Hong Kong cinema / Leung Wing-Fai -- Contemporary South Korean cinema : 'national conjunction' and 'diversity' / Chris Howard -- The language of the blockbuster : promotion, Princess Mononoke and the Daihitto in Japanese film culture / Rayna Denison -- pt. 3., Made in translation--transnational identities. Suriyothai becomes Legend : national identity as global currency / Adam Knee -- Last life in the universe : nationality, technology, authorship / Brian Ruh -- From Three godfathers to Tokyo godfathers : signifying social change ina transnational context / David Scott Diffrient -- Transnational noir : style and substance in Hayashi Kaizo's The most terrible time in my life / Theresa L. Geller -- pt. 4., How the west was won? Asianisation and beyond. Remaking east Asia, outsourcing Hollywood / Gary G. Xu -- Salute to Mr. vengeance! : the making of a transnational auteur Park Chan-wook / Nikki J.Y. Lee -- Asiaphilia, asianisation and the gatekeeper auteur : Quentin Tarantino and Luc Besson / Leon Hunt -- Brush and blade in east-west cultures / Sheng-mei Ma Introduction / Leon Hunt and Leung Wing-Fai pt. 1, Global encounters of the first kind. Remaking Seven samurai in world cinema / David Desser Fashioning modernity : Hollywood and the Hong Kong musical 1957-64 / Gary Needham Electric shadow of an airplane : Hong Kong cinema, world cinema / Charles Leary pt. 2., All changing on the eastern front. Infernal affairs and Kung fu hustle : panacea, placebo and Hong Kong cinema / Leung Wing-Fai Contemporary South Korean cinema : 'national conjunction' and 'diversity' / Chris Howard The language of the blockbuster : promotion, Princess Mononoke and the Daihitto in Japanese film culture / Rayna Denison pt. 3.,Made in translation transnational identities. Suriyothai becomes Legend : national identity as global currency / Adam Knee Last life in the universe : nationality, technology, authorship / Brian Ruh From Three godfathers to Tokyo godfathers : signifying social change ina transnational context / David Scott Diffrient Transnational noir : style and substance in Hayashi Kaizo's The most terrible time in my life / Theresa L. Geller pt. 4.,How the west was won? Asianisation and beyond. Remaking east Asia, outsourcing Hollywood / Gary G. Xu Salute to Mr. vengeance! : the making of a transnational auteur Park Chan-wook / Nikki J.Y. Lee Asiaphilia, asianisation and the gatekeeper auteur : Quentin Tarantino and Luc Besson / Leon Hunt Brush and blade in east-west cultures / Sheng-mei Ma. "Cinemas from East Asia are among the most exciting and influential in the world. They are attracting popular and critical attention on a global scale, with films from the region circulating as art house, cult, blockbuster and 'extreme' cinema, or as Hollywood remakes. This book explores developments in the global popularity of East Asian cinema, from Chinese martial arts, through Japanese horror, to the burgeoning new Korean cinema, with particular emphasis on crossovers, remakes, hybrids and co-productions. It examines changing cinematic traditions in Asia alongside the 'Asianisation' of western cinema. It explores the dialogue not only between 'East' and 'West', but between different cinemas in the Asia Pacific. What do these trends mean for global cinema? How are co-productions and crossover films changing the nature of Hollywood and East Asian cinemas? The book includes in-depth studies of Park Chan-wook, 'Infernal Affairs', 'Seven Samurai', and 'Princess Mononoke'."