Japanese film industry in the early 1960s

March 18, 2004 10:42 PM

I'd like to learn about the Japanese film industry in the early 60s. Are there books or websites that talk about it? Google - as far as I know how to use it - hasn't given me what I want: a good history of the mentality behind the "Godzilla" movies. I want to know about the people who made the "Gojira" movies.
posted by interrobang to Media & Arts (6 answers total)

Check into the book list from StonebridgPress. I have their Dorama Encyclopedia, a guide to Japanese TV, and seems to me they have a lot of books on Japanese movies and their history.

Or check JDorama.com, which features forums specializing in Japanese entertainment info.
posted by GaelFC at 11:08 PM on March 18, 2004

That's Gojira, baby, and it's all about the WMD.
posted by planetkyoto at 7:33 AM on March 19, 2004

Donald Keene is the most popular English-writing author on Japanese film. You should pick up his history of Japanese film.
posted by gen at 8:30 AM on March 19, 2004

Follow the light. The light is your guide.
posted by rocketman at 9:11 AM on March 19, 2004

Whoops, not Keene, but Richie.
posted by gen at 4:28 PM on March 19, 2004

Response by poster: Okay, thanks, guys.
posted by interrobang at 5:06 PM on March 19, 2004