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Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii Paperback - 2004

by B. Ruh


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"A fine introduction to one of Japanese animation's few true auteurs, "Stray Dog" examines Oshii's films from both sides of the camera. Brian Ruh's work is scholarly but readable, and affirmative but critical -- an education for academics and fans alike. Welcome to Class Real." --Jonathan Clements, co-author, "The Anime Encyclopedia"
"Brian Ruh's "Stray Dog of Anime "is a wonderfully accessible introduction to Oshii Mamoru, one of the most brilliant and challenging anime directors working today. "Stray Dog" provides a fine overview of the spiritual, aesthetic and political issues that weave through Oshii's work. This book is an excellent resource on a major director, still too little studied in the States. Fans of Oshii and fans of anime in general will find it both stimulating and enlightening."
--Susan Napier, author of" Anime: from Akira to Princess Mononoke"
"Ruh deserves attention simply for stepping up to the mat as one of the few writers building a framework for the mature appreciation of anime as a creative form by British and American viewers, but he's also provided an overview of one of the medium's most interesting figures. His synthesis of the available material is accompanied by a passionately argued statement of Oshii's importance as director and auteur. There's plenty to interest students of film as well as anime buffs, and Ruh's thoughts will generate argument in fan circles throughout the English-speaking world."
--Helen McCarthy, Author of "Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation and The Anime Encyclopedia "
"Brian Ruh's new book "Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii" is the first comprehensive treatment in English on a Japanese director who is by turns familiar, alien, grim, funny, evasive, brutal, ethereal, and deeply human. Readers will begin to understand why the imagination of Mamoru Oshii inspires The Matrix's Wachowski brothers and "Titanic"'s James Cameron. "Stray Dog" will be of interest not only to those who want to get to know Mamoru Oshii, but those who presumed they already knew him well. For those new to Mamoru Oshii, "Stray Dog of Anime" is the viewer's companion to have. For those already fans, "Stray Dog" is likely to provoke at least half-a-dozen new questions."
--Carl Gustav Horn, co-author, "Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture"

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  • Title Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii
  • Author B. Ruh
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 230
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan
  • Date 2004-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781403963345 / 1403963347
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003068903
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.433

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Citations

  • Choice, 12/01/2004, Page 669

About the author

Brian Ruh frequently writes and teaches about Japanese popular culture and film. He holds a PhD in Communication and Culture from Indiana University, USA.
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