"The Aware of Boxing": Subject Reconstruction, Genre Variation, and Cultural Representation of Boxing Films in Japan

Yiding Wan; Ge Liu

doi:10.54254/2753-7064/2025.30506

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Received: 5 December 2025

Published: 10 December 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7064/2025.30506

Article Type: Research Article

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Wan,Y.;Liu,G. (2025). "The Aware of Boxing": Subject Reconstruction, Genre Variation, and Cultural Representation of Boxing Films in Japan. Communications in Humanities Research,99,65-75.

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