About this title: The image of a lone hero, marked by a violent past and bound by honor, has exerted an endless fascination on film audiences the world over, but nowhere more than in Japan, where Samurai films have gained legions of passionate followers. Popularized and perfected by one of the greatest auteurs in the history of cinema, Akira Kurosawa, the themes of the Samurai film have consistently crossed over into western films, with blockbuster success in recent years of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Last Samurai. Long regarded as one of the world's most astute film analysts, Alain Silver ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. S. Barnes
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780498013492ISBN:0498013499
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex library copy with markings on 2 pages and the dust jacket, pages are clean and unmarked, dust jacket in protective Mylar cover. 242 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good. 1585677809 **Revised Edition** Very Good Condition and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! Light shelf wear to cover from storage, crease. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing-- read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 2006-10-31
ISBN-13:9781585677801ISBN:1585677809
Description: New. "The image of a lone hero, marked by a violent past and bound by honor, has exerted an endless fascination on film audiences the world over, but nowhere more than in Japan, where Samurai films have gained legions of passionate followers. " Alain Silver deconstructs the key aspects of this vital fim genre, from its focus on violence and death as a means of understanding life and the significance of swords and weaponry to key elements and motifs such as hara-kiri, rebellion, and nostalgia ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 2006-10-31
ISBN-13:9781585677801ISBN:1585677809
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Pre-release book with same cover and publisher stickers. Black & white photos in lieu of color. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Description: Very good. Publishers Overstock. A Very Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the extremities. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 25 years of combined bookselling experience. read more
Description: Good. 1585675962 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Overlook TP
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780879512460ISBN:0879512466
Description: Very Good. Size: 7 x 5 x 1 inches; Clean, tight. Minor shelf wear. On page 201, in a blank space, the previous owner has taped a few old newspaper clippings about the film The Makioka Sisters. Although the samurai, a privileged warrior class deeply enmeshed in Japanese feudal society, vanished nearly a century and a half ago with the restoration of the Meiji dynasty, the cinematic icon lives on, in one form or another, mixing history and myth in a popular and widely influential genre. By the ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbus Books, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780862870553ISBN:0862870550
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. The dust jacket has modest rubbing and edgewear, the covers are near fine with the front lower corner bumped and dings along the top edges, the contents are clean, unmarked, and in fine condition. hardback book with dust jacket, 242 pages, with over 150 stills in black and white, The figure of the samurai is perhaps the most potent symbol of Japanese cinema to the western filmgoer. In this definitive study Alain Silver traces the history of the samurai from his ... read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780879511753ISBN:0879511753
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. Very Good/Good; stated first thus; hardcover, blue cloth-covered boards, silver lettering on spine; corners bit bumped, sl wear to spine ends; text block unmarked. Dj rubbed, minor creasing at edges. Definitive study traces the history of the samu rai from earliest times. Many photographs showing how the samurai has been depicted on film. read more
Edition: No Edition Stated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Overlook Press, New York
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780879511753ISBN:0879511753
Description: Good in Good jacket. Slight wear on edges of jacket. wear on edges of corner with boards showing. hard cover. pictures japan performing arts. shelf Q-6. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Overlook Pr
Date Published: 2006-10-31
ISBN-13:9781585677801ISBN:1585677809
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781585677801. read more
Edition: revised edition
Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket
Publisher: Columbus Books, Bromley, Kent
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780862870553ISBN:0862870550
Description: VG/VG. Light shelf wear to dust jacket, rear free end paper creased, overall very good book in very good dust jacket. pp. 242. Ill.; 26 cm. "Revised and updated text"--T.p. verso. Bibliography: p. [192]-201. Includes filmographies, glossary and index. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Overlook Pr
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781585675968ISBN:1585675962
Description: Good in Good jacket. Revised Edition. VERY GOOD hardcover in VERY GOOD dust jacket. EX-LIBRARY. Binding square/strong; pages bright/unmarked. s13. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. S. Barnes
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780498013492ISBN:0498013499
Description: Near Fine in Very Good + jacket. First Edition. NF/VG+. Hardcover. Black cloth. 242 pp.; b/w photos throughout; slight rubbing to the jacket; a small, closed tear on back; slight sun-fading to spine, else a crisp, clean, very good or better copy. Protected in archival wrapper. read more
Edition: Revised and updated edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780879511753ISBN:0879511753
Description: Description: 242 p. : frontis., ill.; 26 cm. Bibliography: p. 192-201. Includes filmographies and index. Subjects: Samurai films--History and criticism. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Minor library marks remain. 2. pp. 242. read more
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