The art of censorship in postwar Japan /
Kirsten Cather.
- 1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations.
- Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lady Chatterley's censor (1951-1957) -- The legacy of Chatterley : Sade (1961-1969) and beyond -- Dirt for politics' sake : the Black Snow trial (1965-1969) -- Dirt for money's sake : the Nikkatsu Roman porn trial (1972-1980) -- Pornographic adaptations of the classics : The safflower (1948-1950) and The record of the night battles at Dannoura (1970-1976) -- Kafū : censored, dead or alive (1948-1950, 1973-1980) -- A picture's worth a thousand words : in the realm of the senses (1976-1982) -- Japan's first manga trial : Honey room (2002-2007).
9780824865733 (e-book)
Censorship--History--Japan--20th century. Japanese literature--History and criticism.--20th century Fiction--Censorship--History--Japan--20th century. Motion pictures--Censorship--History--Japan--20th century. Trials (Obscenity)--History--Japan--20th century.