This encyclopedic reference work treats a near-century’s worth of Japanese films released in the United States in theaters or on video and the important actors, directors, producers and technical personnel involved in them. For people, each entry provides birth date, education, death when appropriate, a brief biography, and a filmography. The movies are arranged by original U.S. release titles, and include cast and production credits, studio, Japanese and U.S. distributor, sound format, running time in both the U.S. and Japanese versions, release dates in both countries, alternate titles, and rating, when appropriate, of U.S. release.

Stuart Galbraith IV lives in Kyoto, Japan.

Stuart Galbraith
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 519
Bibliographic Info: 78 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2010 [1996]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4679-7
eISBN: 978-1-4766-1234-8
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments      vii
Introduction      1
How to Use This Book      5

Personnel      7
Studios      87
Feature Films      91

Appendices
Appendix I. A Chronology      463
Appendix 11. Japanese Home Market Statistics      467
Appendix 111. Awards      473
Appendix IV. Animated Features      487

Selected Bibliography      489
Index of Titles and Alternate Titles      491

“this reference book should fill a gap…detailed entries…a good basic source. Highly recommended”—Library Journal; “thoroughly researched…a gold mine of information about films and film personnel in Japan…an essential addition to any cinema reference collection extending beyond Hollywood…exhaustive film credits…an excellent resource for all levels of readers”—Choice; “handy reference tool…recommended for large academic and public libraries”—ARBA; “highly recommended for all film and Japanese culture collections”—Reference Quarterly; “full credits are given for over 1,250 films and 209 filmmakers…richly informed…there is nothing else comparable in English”—The Japan Times; “excellent reference…exhaustively researched…. Highly recommended”—Little Shoppe of Horrors; “awesome encyclopedic reference…handsomely illustrated throughout…a monumental feat of scholarship”—Video Watchdog.