'It is very difficult not to heap superlatives upon Making Icons. This splendid work sheds a shining light on the situation of women in post-war Japan, and on post-war Japan itself. Not only is this a deft reading of text and context, it expands the very

'This is a compelling book. I am excited by Jennifer Coates's art-historically informed iconographic approach towards female representation in post-war Japanese cinema. Making Icons will certainly make a splash in the field of Japanese film studies.' --Dai

Jennifer Coates is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Letters and Hakubi Research Center at Kyoto University. Her research interests include gender, popular culture, audience, and memory studies.