Hypothesis

Something to do with how the films influence each other, the idea of postmodernism. Kung Fu Hustle is the best example..

Also, Throne Of Blood is basically a remake of Macbeth, and the story of Seven Samurai was made into a spaghetti western (the magnificent seven). AND Battle Royale takes ideas from Lord of the Flies.

Then there's the 'false' representation of Oriental culture. People like Zhang Yimou, projecting a fake, sensationalised image. See Hero, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, House of Flying Daggers, etc.

Hypothesis: East Asian Cinema versus Western Cinema: Issues and Influences

In my research I came across a number of issues involved with transnational cinema. For instance, Postmodernism (particularly intertextuality), and the issue of violence in East Asian Cinema.

Main texts: Kung Fu Hustle (Dir.Stephen Chow), Kill Bill (Dir. Quentin Tarantino)
House of Flying Daggers, Ichi The Killer

References so far:

Asian Cinemas; A Reader & Guide, Dimitris Eleftheriotis & Gary Needham- Japanese Cinema and Orientalism –

The Cinema Book 2nd Edition - Part 3 - National Cinemas and Film Movements - - Chinese Modernism in the era of reforms - Xudong Zhang

The Pocket Essential Film Studies; Andrew M. Butler 2005Trafalgar Square Publishing

MediaMagazine, Issue 21, September 2007. English and Media Centre.

tried the inter-library loan system. didn't work.