Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations on Screen, A History, 1989-2005

Kirsch, Griseldis

Abstract

Japan and China look back on a history of friendship as well as friction, particularly in recent decades. As the People's Republic of China's economy began to grow in the 1990s, so did its political weight within Asia and its economical relevance for Japan. Covering the years from 1989 to 2005, this book looks at Sino-Japanese relations through film and television drama in the crucial time of China's ascent to an economic superpower in opposition to Japan's own ailing economy. It provides an overview of how Japan views China through its visual media, offers explanations as to how oppositions between the two countries came to exist, and how and why certain myths about China have been conveyed.

Citation

Kirsch, G. (2015). Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations on Screen, A History, 1989-2005. Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474219907

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: May 5, 2015
• Deposit Date: May 22, 2015
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Series Title: SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan
• ISBN: 9781472572387
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474219907
• Keywords: Japan, China, screen studies, post-colonial studies, cinema, television, Sino-Japanese relations
• Publisher URL: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/contemporary-sino-japanese-relations-on-screen-9781472572394/
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