East Asian Film Remakes David Scott Diffrient 9781399508162

Considers the remake from a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives and positions it alongside other serialized cultural forms Examines the historical significance of the remake in revitalizing local industries and breathing life into established film genres (e.g., action-adventure, crime drama, romantic comedy, the Western, etc.) Draws attention to previously overlooked motion pictures produced in East Asia and acknowledges the significant contributions of several prolific yet neglected filmmakers Re-evaluates canonical texts and offers fresh assessments of legendary auteurs such as Ozu Yasujiro, Yu Hyun-mok, Miike Takashi, Johnnie To, and Stephen ChowShowcases the role of remakes in forging cross-cultural alliances both within and beyond the East Asian region while pointing toward prospects of increased transnational coproductions in the coming years This wide-ranging, historically grounded exploration of motion picture remakes produced in East Asia brings together original contributions from experts in Chinese, Hong Kong, Japanese, South Korean, and Taiwanese cinemas and puts forth new ways of thinking about the remaking process as both a critically underappreciated form of artistic expression and an economically motivated industrial practice. Exploring everything from ethnic Korean filmmaker Lee Sang-il's Unforgiven (2013), a Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's Western of the same title, to Stephen Chow's The Mermaid (2016), a Chinese slapstick reimagining of Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989) and Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale, East Asian Film Remakes contributes to a better understanding of cinematic remaking across the region and offers vital alternatives to the Eurocentric and Hollywood-focused approaches that have thus far dominated the field.

About the Author
David Scott Diffrient is Professor of Film and Media Studies at Colorado State UniversityKenneth Chan is Professor of English and Film Studies at the University of Northern Colorado

Reviews
"East Asian Film Remakes offers a rich banquet of revelations, ranging from directors who remake their own films as they refine their auteur obsessions to vibrant, humorous and even scandalous pop culture appropriations that display breath-taking creativity." -Chris Berry, King's College London



Book Information
ISBN 9781399508162
Author David Scott Diffrient
Format Hardback
Page Count 416
Imprint Edinburgh University Press
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Series Screen Serialities