Tokyoscope

Tokyoscope
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Publisher : Cadence Books
Total Pages : 248
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Download or read book Tokyoscope written by Patrick Macias and published by Cadence Books. This book was released on 2001-11-05 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Didja know that Samuel L. Jackson's Biblical speech in Pulp Fiction was borrowed from the brain-damaged Sonny Chiba karate flick The Bodyguard? Or that the design for the Smog Monster in Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster was based on a bathroom sketch of female anatomy? TokyoScope: The Japanese Cult Film Companion is the first book of its kind: an elegantly designed, engagingly written introduction to the world of Japanese pop films covering Godzilla, karate, gangster, horror, Japan's infamous "pink" movies, and much more.


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