1st Edition
Transcendence and Spirituality in Japanese Cinema Framing Sacred Spaces
By Melissa Croteau
Copyright 2023
264 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
264 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
264 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores significant representations of Shinto and Buddhist sacred space, spiritual symbols, and religious concepts that are embedded in the secular framework of Japanese films aimed at general audiences in Japan and globally. These cinematic masterpieces by directors Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and Makoto Shinkai operate as expressions of and, potentially,... Read more
1. Introduction: Transcendent Japan: Japanese Cinema, Sacred Space, and Gateways to Transcendence
2. Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away: Pilgrimage as Homecoming and Seeing Anew
3. Makoto Shinkai’s your name: Celestial Destiny and Transcendent Love in the Space-Time of Disaster
4. Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood and Ran: Downward Transcendence and Nō Boundaries in a Wicked World
5. Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After Life and I Wish: Creating Space for Everyday Transcendence
Concluding Science-Fiction Postscript: Cinema as 間
Biography
Melissa Croteau is Professor of Film Studies and Literature and Director of the Film Program at California Baptist University, United States.
