{"product_id":"japanese-film-directors-1980","title":"Japanese Film Directors (1980)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"7bfe9b18-fb2d-4de2-94ba-8fc4ee6377b2\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"7bfe9b18-fb2d-4de2-94ba-8fc4ee6377b2\" data-turn-id-container=\"7bfe9b18-fb2d-4de2-94ba-8fc4ee6377b2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-9\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:95bf5bfe-60d8-459e-9ccb-78be12db8f6b-9\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:95bf5bfe-60d8-459e-9ccb-78be12db8f6b-9\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:95bf5bfe-60d8-459e-9ccb-78be12db8f6b-9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-3 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1b01960c-6381-4ba3-b01d-66f0749c0664\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"366\"\u003eAudie Bock’s \u003cem data-start=\"13\" data-end=\"38\"\u003eJapanese Film Directors\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebrated introduction to the filmmakers who shaped modern Japanese cinema, including Akira Kurosawa, Yasujiro Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Nagisa Oshima. Combining critical analysis with biographical insight, Bock explores the artistic styles, cultural impact, and evolving techniques of Japan’s most influential directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"909\"\u003eDrawing on interviews, production histories, and detailed film studies, the book traces the development of Japanese cinema from the postwar studio era through the rise of independent and avant-garde filmmaking. Accessible yet authoritative, it remains an essential work for students of film history, collectors of cinema literature, and admirers of Japanese culture. Illustrated throughout and complete with filmographies, \u003cem data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"816\"\u003eJapanese Film Directors\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as one of the definitive English-language studies of Japanese filmmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1305\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThis Second Edition hardback with dust jacket was published by Kodansha in Tokyo, New York \u0026amp; San Francisco in 1980. The book is in very good used condition, with slight toning to the page edges and lightly faded boards, though otherwise clean throughout. The dust jacket is toned with minor bumping to the corners and spine ends consistent with age and handling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e307 pages. \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780870113048.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reelstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58161248108928,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/4024\/6711\/files\/1_09e24418-b67c-4197-81c1-7ceaab06889b.png?v=1779830066","url":"https:\/\/reelstore.co\/products\/japanese-film-directors-1980","provider":"Reelstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}