A tribute to 50 years of unforgettable images and purple prose created by nameless designers at Japanese film studios. Featuring classic posters from Samurai, Ninja, Monster, Sci-Fi, Yakuza, Pink, and Animation movies. As film critic Chuck Stephens observes in his introduction, "...the art of the Japanese movie poster-- a visual realm where the ridiculous meets the sublime... is like nothing one can hope to encounter anywhere else in the world." Inside you'll find 80 full-color, full-page illustrations, expert commentary, and plenty of swords, guns, tattoos, rubber monster suits, school uniforms, cartoon characters, thugs, and sirens.
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"Colorfully illustrated and containing just the right dash of text and info... Fun and informative..." -- Andre Salas, Filmmaker Magazine
"How better to chronicle the sleaziest, campest, most blood-drenched, envelope pushing Japanese cinema..." -- Corey Jackson, Bizarre Magazine
"If you are a hardcore movie/anime fan who collects movie posters, you will certainly like this book..." -- Miyako Matsuda, Protoculture Addicts Magazine
"This is a work designed to grace the bookshelves of the serious Japanophile, film freak, or graphic designer." -- Tokyo Journal
"Yakuza, Monster, Pink and Horror is a delight in itself..." -- Dave Walsh, Fortean Times magazine
"How better to chronicle the sleaziest, campest, most blood-drenched, envelope pushing Japanese cinema..." -- Corey Jackson, Bizarre Magazine
"If you are a hardcore movie/anime fan who collects movie posters, you will certainly like this book..." -- Miyako Matsuda, Protoculture Addicts Magazine
"This is a work designed to grace the bookshelves of the serious Japanophile, film freak, or graphic designer." -- Tokyo Journal
"Yakuza, Monster, Pink and Horror is a delight in itself..." -- Dave Walsh, Fortean Times magazine
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Beautiful classic posters in a SUPER format!
14 Mar 2003
By John Pettibone
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If you buy one book on Japanese cinema this year, this is it. They have done a terrific job of laying out the history of Japanese film in poster format, in correct color no less, with
a lot of useful information for the Japanese film buff, and collector since many of the posters are available to order right from this publication. My only comment is when will their next
book be issued? Enjoy!
a lot of useful information for the Japanese film buff, and collector since many of the posters are available to order right from this publication. My only comment is when will their next
book be issued? Enjoy!
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Wonderfully Wacky Posters -- Nothing Like It!!
21 Feb 2003
By Jon Lomax
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I discovered this new book put out by Tokyo-based DH Publishing by accident. And am glad I did. Chock full of full-page full-color posters of the most wonderfully wackiest of Japan's classic movie posters. There's everything from Horror and Monster to Samurai and Ninja, Pink (what they call soft porn) to Anime, and even some new posters thrown in. My best is easily the Sci-Fi genre, which includes the ultimate Ultraman. Also, you gotta check out some of the Monster posters, like Godzilla and some huge Ice Man creature. I bought two of these, as I knew it would make that perfect present when you've run out of ideas what to buy someone. DH Publishing arigato! I'm going to check out their other books. I hope they're as good!
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An unforgettable slice of Japanese popular culture
15 Dec 2002
By Midwest Book Review
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Japanese Movie Posters: Yakuza, Monster, Pink And Horror is an eye-opening, full-color presentation of movie posters representational of the best and the worst of Japan's cinema. From lurid and graphic horror to yakuza movies to posters of Hayao Miyazaki's wondrous words of animation, Japanese Movie Posters offers an unforgettable slice of Japanese popular culture in the twentieth century. Brief yet erudite and scholarly commentaries by Chuck Stephens (contributing editor to "Film Comment", a columnist for "Kinema Junpo, and a freelance specialist in Asian cinema for publications worldwide), Tetsuya Masuda (vintage poster expert and head of the cinema section of wonder antiquarian books), and Kairakutei Black (a Japanese film critic and traditional "rakugo" comic storyteller) offer informed and informative insights into the psychology and media background of the individual posters round out this impressive collection. A unique compendium of cinematic poster art, Japanese Movie Posters is a welcome and highly recommended addition to any personal or academic Cinematic Studies reference collection.
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