East Asian Film Stars
Many stars from China, Japan and Korea are the most popular and instantly recognizable in the world. East Asian Film Stars brings together some of the world's leading cinema scholars to offer their insights into the work of regional and transnational scre
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East Asian Film Stars Edited by
Leung Wing-Fai School of Asian Studies, University College Cork, Ireland
and
Andy Willis School of Media, Music and Performance, University of Salford, UK
Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Leung Wing-Fai and Andy Willis 2014 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2014
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Contents
List of Figures
vii
Notes on Contributors
viii
Introduction: Star Power from Hollywood to East Asia Andy Willis and Leung Wing-Fai
1
Part I Markets and Reception 1 Body of Action, Face of Authenticity: Symbolic Stars in the Transnational Marketing and Reception of East Asian Cinema Daniel Martin
19
2 Pop-orientalism and the Asian Star Body: Rain and the Transnational Hollywood Action Movie Nikki J.Y. Lee
35
3 National Idols? The Problem of ‘Transnationalizing’ Film Stardom in Japan’s Idol Economy Christopher Howard
49
4 Zhang Ziyi: The New Face of Chinese Femininity Leung Wing-Fai
65
Part II Regional and Global Stars 5 Maggie Cheung, ‘une Chinoise’: Acting and Agency in the Realm of Transnational Stardom Felicia Chan
83
6 Joan Chen: National, International and Transnational Stardom Jie Zhang
96
7 Translocal Ima
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