Extreme Asia : The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East

Daniel Martin

ISBN 10: 0748697454 / ISBN 13: 9780748697458

Published by Edinburgh University Press Jun 2015, 2015

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Neuware - From Japanese horror to South Korean revenge thrillers, and from the new Hong Kong crime film to Thailand's boundary-breaking ghost stories, Western audiences have been stunned by a boom in challenging cult cinema from East Asia over the last decade. But how did this cycle of 'Extreme' Asian films gain such notoriety How did distribution companies, journalists, critics and censors contribute to the rise of a new genre of forbidden foreign cinema.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Extreme Asia : The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press Jun 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748697454
• ISBN 13: 9780748697458
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 155H x 18D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 476 grams

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Synopsis

From Japanese horror to South Korean revenge thrillers, and from the new Hong Kong crime film to Thailand’s boundary-breaking ghost stories, Western audiences have been stunned by a boom in challenging cult cinema from East Asia over the last decade. But how did this cycle of ‘Extreme’ Asian films gain such notoriety? How did distribution companies, journalists, critics and censors contribute to the rise of a new genre of forbidden foreign cinema?
Extreme Asia: The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East charts the history of the recent cult Asian film invasion, covering a five-year period and focusing on the activities of the distribution company Tartan Films and their incredibly influential ‘Asia Extreme’ brand. Through a series of case studies of individual releases and other exhibition events, this book examines strategies of film promotion and consumption in the context of differing theories about horror cinema, movie marketing, reception studies, and Orientalism. Covering the rise and fall of the Asia Extreme label, and the enduring legacy of an unforgettable wave of cult cinema, this is a comprehensive study of a film movement that has provoked passion and outrage in equal measure.

About the Author

Daniel Martin is Associate Professor of Film Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). His recent research concerns the international circulation of films from East Asia. He is the author of Extreme Asia: The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), co-editor of Korean Horror Cinema (Edinburgh University Press, 2013).