This unique study examines the importance of melodrama in the film traditions of Japan, India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Australia.

The West’s current fascination with Asian cinema must be viewed in the context of a complex and often problematic relationship between Western scholars, stude

Examining the theoretical, historical, and contemporary impact of South Korea's Golden Age of cinema.

Surveying the expanding conflict in Europe during one of his famous fireside chats in 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt ominously warned that "we know of other

" . . . an important collective work for communication practitioners, students, and scholars who want to have a deeper understanding of film making in Asia and