Eigagaku Sono kihonteki na mondaiten
Recommendations including this Document
Initially I was thinking about “10 References That Shaped Japanese Animation Studies,” but I revised this list to references from early animation studies through the early 1980s. I’ve grouped the list into five parts: (1) Works in the early 1960s including translations that were the “classics” of their time; (2) Works in line with the legendary F&FF circle that are as a fundamental references for animation proper; (3) Experimental cinema, experimental animation, and original works; (4) Film history and animation history, and (5) Film and visual studies, which are fundamental to this area of research (+x are listed as titles only).
One of Japan’s leading cinema scholars discusses the essence of film with basic questions about film history and moving images. It presents the fundamental issues for animation research with cinema studies as the departure point, and is also thought provoking in regards to the framework of animation studies.