{"product_id":"9781839022869","title":"Kiki's Delivery Service","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Film Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKiki's Delivery Service\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Martin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe 1989 anime \u003ci\u003eKiki's Delivery Service, \u003c\/i\u003ethe story of a young witch struggling to find her place in society, is one of the richest of Hiyao Miyazaki's films, and one of the first to enjoy distribution in the West. Daniel Martin's insightful study addresses the film from two key angles: firstly, in terms of its place within the  \u003ci\u003eshojo \u003c\/i\u003egenre in Japanese popular culture: stories about the transformative adventures of teenaged girls, rich in metaphor and meaning. Secondly, Martin discusses Miyazaki's unique approach to the fantasy genre, and the ways his distinct evocation of a grounded but enchanting 'magical realism' in his films relates to theories in fantasy studies. Martin thereby explores the ways in which Miyazaki's filmmaking, and \u003ci\u003eKiki's Delivery Service\u003c\/i\u003e in particular, can be understood to have an important place in the canon of popular fantasy that includes the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and J.K. Rowling.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDaniel Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Film Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea. He was previously Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast, and Honorary Researcher at Lancaster University. His research is primarily concerned with the international circulation of films and animation from East Asia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eExtreme Asia: The Rise of Cult Cinema from the Far East\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), co-editor of \u003ci\u003eKorean Horror Cinema \u003c\/i\u003e(2013) and \u003ci\u003eHong Kong Horror Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 July 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781839022869\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936328155276,"sku":"9781839022869","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4818c86c-581b-4b3a-ba58-41687fe33256.jpg?v=1786017611","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781839022869","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}