Censorship in Japan

Name: Censorship in Japan
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9781138222007
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Author: Heung Wah Wong; Hoi Yan Yau
ISBN: 9781138222007

Edited by Heung Wah Wong · Hoi Yan Yau

Routledge November 2020

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ISBN-13: 9781138222007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication: November 2020
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book explores censorship, particularly film and video censorship, in Japan in modern times. It shows how most censorship has been the film and video industry exercising self-censorship, but how this system has been problematic in that it has allowed dominant players in the industry to impose their own standards and exclude independent film makers. It outlines notable obscenity cases, and discusses how industry self-censorship bodies have been undermined both by industry outsiders setting up their own alternative regimes, and by the industry self-censorship bodies themselves being prosecuted for obscenity.

The book also examines the conflict between the obscenity law, introduced in Meiji times when Japan was importing Western models, and the freedom of speech law, which was put in place by the American Occupation administration after the Second World War. The book concludes by assessing the current state of censorship in Japan and likely future developments.

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgements

Glossary

1. Introduction

Major Analytical Themes

Conceptual Schemes

Organization of the Book

Methodological Difficulties

Organization of Chapters

2. A Brief History of Censorship in Japan

Introduction Early censorship in Imperial Japan

Meiji Period

Taisho and Showa Periods

Post-war Japan

From State Censorship to Self-regulatory or industrial Inspection

Conclusion

3. What Is Japanese Adult Video?

Introduction

A Brief History of Japanese Adult Videos

Tantai and Kikaku AVs

Kikaku AVs

The Saviour Ideology

Conclusion

4. Society of Japanese Adult Video Industry: AV studios, regulators and distributors

Introduction

The Organization of AV Makers Wholesalers and Rental Shops

Biderin as a the Most Dominant Self-regulatory Body in the AV industry

Conclusion

5. How Biderin Regime Was Founded? Biderin was the self-regulatory body in the AV industry in the 1980s and 1990s

Introduction

Biderin was a Self-regulatory Body

The Organization of Biderin

The Relationship between Biderin and the State (Police) Control of Wholesalers and Rental Shops

Biderin and AV Makers Inspection Process

Conclusion

6. Medirin: the Emergence of a New Regime in the AV Industry

The Concept of Social Drama

The Breaching Stage

The Crisis Stage: Medirin Getting Recognition

Conclusion

7. From Biderin Via Medirin to Eizorin: The collapse of Biderin and the Return of Order

Introduction

Redressive Stage: Biderin Incident

The New 'Censoring' body: Eizorin Reintegration

The Search for a New Order

Conclusion

8. Adult Video Inspection at Eizorin

Introduction

Inspecting Adult Video at Eizorin

Conclusion

9. Changing Landscapes: The Emergence of a New Categorical Classification of Japanese AVs

Introduction

Medirin and AVs-for-Sale

The Changing Adult Video Landscapes

Conclusion

10. Conclusion

Bibliography

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