Gokudō (極道) is a Japanese word whose contemporary main usage may be translated as lowlife.[1][2]
In film
editIn film the word is often associated with yakuza films[3] and the use of sex and violence. Various films, including films by Takashi Miike,[4] include the word in their titles[5] but it is difficult to assert it is a genre or subgenre.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kent, Eddy; Tomsky, Terri (2017-11-10). Negative Cosmopolitanism: Cultures and Politics of World Citizenship after Globalization. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-5205-0.
- ^ Whiting, Robert (2012-06-21). Tokyo Underworld: The fast times and hard life of an American Gangster in Japan. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-78033-517-9.
- ^ Jacob, Frank (2021-10-15). The Yakuza in Popular Media: Honorable Criminals or Violent Gangsters?. Büchner-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-96317-805-4.
- ^ Sharp, Jasper (2011-10-13). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7541-8.
- ^ Standish, Isolde (2006-05-08). A New History of Japanese Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4411-6154-3.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (1999-11-01). Contemporary Japanese Film. Shambhala Publications. ISBN 978-0-8348-0415-9.
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