Abstract
This article interrogates Kitano "Beat" Takeshi's "Hana-Bi" ("Fireworks", 1997) for its appropriation of traditional Japanese iconography and its insertion into a global marketplace for Asian auteur-gangster films.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 55-80 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| Journal | Cinema Journal |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Japanese culture
- Globalization
- Film festivals
- Movies
- Film criticism
- Stereotypes
- Orientalism
- National identity