Description: Finally, a book about the ever-popular genre of samurai film. Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves provides essential background on the samurai warrior in Japanese culture to help explain what makes these tales of loyalty, revenge and explosive swordsmanship so watchable. It covers top directors and stars and has over 50 original reviews of a wide variety of films, from classics like Samurai Trilogy and Yojimbo to influential films like Lady Snowblood, plus newly released hits like Takeshi Kitano’s Zatoichi. With American directors like Quentin Tarentino increasingly influenced by Japanese films, this book is as much a guide to style as it is a solid film reference. "Galloway's thoughtful and personal touches make this book much more than just a vital reference for samurai film fans." -- The Asian Reporter "Galloway's contextualization of the genre is masterly, one of the clearest and most succinct explanations I have read on teh whole historical samurai phenomenon." -- The Daily Yomiuri Condition is good to very good.
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Book Title: Stray Dogs and Lone Wolves : the Samurai Sportswear Film Handbook
Item Length: 9in
Publisher: Stonebridge Press
Publication Year: 2005
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.6in
Author: Patrick Galloway
Genre: Performing Arts, Asian Studies
Topic: Film / General, Film / History & Criticism
Item Width: 7in
Item Weight: 15.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
