Dimensions
155 x 210 x 11mm
In the last few years East Asian cinema has become a worldwide phenonemon, and East Asian directors such as Park Chan-wook, Wong Kar Wai and Takashi Miiki have become household names. Dekalog 4: On East Asian Filmmakers brings together scholars from Japan, Hong Kong, Switzerland, North America and the UK to offer several unique and insightful readings into selected East Asian directors and their works. Directors examined include Zhang Yimou, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Rithy Panh, Kinji Fukasaku and Jia Zhangke. This volume also includes one of the first overviews of Japanese and Chinese women filmmakers. Dekalog 4 provides a unique insight into East Asian film and the filmmakers that have brought it to global recognition.