Transnational Kaiju : : Exploitation, Globalisation and Cult Monster Movies / / Steven Rawle.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts 2022
• VerfasserIn: Rawle, Steven,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 38 B/W illustrations 38 B&W images

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.

Table of Contents

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