Japanese Cult Cinema: Films From the Second Golden Age Selected Essays & Reviews

During the period between the early 1990s and early 2000s the Japanese film industry enjoyed its biggest boom since the post-war era. Cult monster and horror films like , and enjoyed successful releases overseas and Hollywood remakes. In her first book, Upton explores some of her favorite . In the essays, she digs deeper, using and interpretations to explore notions of , and the process for some of the most interesting films to come out of this era including , .