Tokyoscope: The Japanese Cult Film CompanionDidja know that Samuel L. Jackson's Biblical speech in Pulp Fiction was borrowed from the brain-damaged Sonny Chiba karate flick The Bodyguard? Or that the design for the Smog Monster in Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster was based on a bathroom sketch of female anatomy? TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion is the first book of its kind: an elegantly designed, engagingly written introduction to the world of Japanese pop films covering Godzilla, karate, gangster, horror, Japan's infamous "pink" movies, and much more. |
Contents
FOREWORD BY KINJI FUKASAKU 009 FOREWORD | 10 |
INTRODUCTION | 16 |
ETC Exploitation How to Make Monster Movies | 10 |
Copyright | |
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