Imaginary conquests: Folktales, film, and the Japanese empire in Asia

Imaginary conquests: Folktales, film, and the Japanese empire in Asia

This article highlights three family-targeted films made under the wartime Japanese empire: Yamamoto Kajir ō ’s musical comedy Songokū (1940) and Seo Mitsuyo’s animated Momotarō films, Sea Eagles (1943) and Divine Warriors of the Sea (1945). Significantly, these films are based on two fantastical p...

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Main Author: DAVIS, Richard M
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
Subjects:
Japanese film
wartime cinema
animation
film musicals
folk tales
Enoken
Asian Studies
Film and Media Studies
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3177
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4434/viewcontent/012_Richard_M._Davis_pv_oa.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4434/viewcontent/012_Richard_M._Davis_pv_oa.pdf

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