Ghost Animation: How Manying Rebuilt Empire in Postwar East Asia

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This is the first book in any language to examine the animated works of the Manchukuo Film Association, known as Manying in Chinese, a studio established by Japanese authorities during the occupation of Manchuria. Long thought lost to the war, Manying’s films were rediscovered in 1989—yet, in contrast to the studio’s newsreel...