In Godzilla's Footsteps: Japanese Pop Culture Icons on the Global Stage

Tsutsui, W.; Ito, M.

These essays consider the Godzilla films and how they shaped and influenced postwar Japanese culture, as well as the globalization of Japanese pop culture icons. There are contributions from Film Studies, Anthropology, History, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies and from Susan Napier, Anne Allison, Christine Yano and others.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-09-08

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781403964632

DOI: 10.1057/9781403984401

Dimensions: 244cm x170cm

Pages: 212