Research Catalog

Title

Stray dog of anime : the films of Mamoru Oshii / by Brian Ruh.

Author

Ruh, Brian

Publication

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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Details

Description

xii, 303 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.

Summary

Upon its US release in the mid-1990s, "Ghost in the Shell", directed by Mamoru Oshii, quickly became one of the most popular Japanese animation films, or anime, in the country. Despite these accolades, Oshii is known as a contrarian within anime, a self-proclaimed 'stray dog, ' with a unique cinematic vision. Working in both live-action film and animation, directing everything from absurdist comedy to thrillers to meditations on the nature of reality, Oshii defies the confines of genre and form. In this second edition, "Stray Dog of Anime" takes an in-depth look at his major films, from the early days working on "Urusei Yatsura" to "Assault Girls", his most recent feature. Ruh details Oshii's evolution as a director, paying special attention to his personal style and symbolism, resulting in a unique guide that will appeal to anime fans and cineastes of all kinds.

Subject

• Oshii, Mamoru > Criticism and interpretation
• PERFORMING ARTS > Reference

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction to Oshii -- Urusei Yatsura (1981-1984) -- Angel's Egg (1985) -- Twilight Q 2: Labyrinth Objects File 538 (1987) -- Mobile police Patlabor (1988-93) -- Ghost in the Shell (1995) -- Jin-Roh (2000) and Blood the Last Vampire (2000) -- Avalon (2000).

ISBN

• 9781137355676 (alk. paper)
• 1137355670 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2013039400

OCLC

• 862575185
• SCSB-11285329

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library