Written by Patrick Macias
TokyoScope is
the first book of its kind: an elegantly designed, engagingly written
introduction to the world of Japanese pop films covering Godzilla, karate,
gangster, horror, Japan's infamous "pink" movies, and more.
Did you know that Samuel L. Jackson's Biblical speech in Pulp Fiction was
borrowed from the brain-damaged Sonny Chiba karate flick The Bodyguard? Or
that the design for the Smog Monster in Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster was
based on a bathroom sketch of female anatomy?
TokyoScope is a densely
packed and illustrated volume full of trivia, biographies, poster art, and
reviews of some 100 of the top films to see. It provides an attractive and
accessible introduction to the world's most notorious movies and is an
indispensable reference that belongs in the library of any true cult film
fan.
Battle Royale director Kinji Fukasaku, who penned the Foreword to
TokyoScope, writes, "In this book you will find as good an analysis of what
we were trying to do as I have ever read. Patrick Macias has written very
keenly and with much understanding about Japanese films, mine included."
Illustrated by: Happy Ujihashi
Foreword by: Kinji Fukasaku
Afterword by: Takashi Miike
Format: 240 pages, squarebound
ISBN: 1-56931-681-3
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