Cinema of Japan Essays

Not only Samurai is popular in Japan, it also brings attention from the Western country towards its tradition. Since Seven Samurai (Shicinin no Samurai, 1954), directed by Akira Kurosawa known as the most reputed samurai film directors, became well known to the world, films associated with samurai then continue to appear throughout the visual world until the mid 1970s when it started to fade away. Thereafter, in the 21st century, samurai films slowly reappear in cinemas whereas the character role is

Akira Kurosawa’s film Rashomon is a frame story set in the Heian period of Japan. Based on a short narrative by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Rashomon recounts the incident of a murder of a man and the rape of his wife. To investigate this tragedy, the film revolves around the eye-witness recollection of this occurrence through of several onlookers such as a woodcutter, a bandit, a samurai, and the samurai’s wife. To exemplify one of the witnesses, the first person to be summoned to testify is the woodcutter

Because of its regular top of the list in most film polls, Tokyo Story has gained a considerable reputation in the eyes of film lovers and critics over the years. The Japanese drama film was released in 1953, having been written by Kogo Noda and Yasujiro Ozu who is also the director of the film. Yasujiro Ozu is a described as a master of the art in filming who reigned in the period 1903 to 1963, he was entirely dedicated into his work which explains his success in the industry. The storyline of the

In 1985, Akira Kurosawa created Ran, a Japanese film adaption of Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear. The women in Ran are stronger and portrayed more feministically than in Shakespeare’s original play. Although Kurosawa changed the three main female characters to men, it was an action taken to accurately portray Japanese culture and should not be taken as offensive or antifeminist, in addition Kurosawa adds strong female characters that were not present in King Lear. In Shakespeare’s play, the three

Funny Games is a bruised forearm movie (your date seated beside you bruises your forearm by grabbing it too hard because the dude with the oversized chainsaw just completely feminised the hell out of that handsome jock). It is one of the most viscerally assaulting pictures ever produced; a film so utterly subversive in craft that rivals the greats of Hitchcock or Carpenter. “Funny Games” is a masterwork of horror, a film that pierces our minds with stunning imagery, symbolism, dark humour and, implicit

and Raise the Red Lantern. Through this film selection I will encompass important social contexts from Japan, China, and India. Each film I will talk about key futures that illustrate social and cultural components of each country, and how they are illustrated the cinema. Japan has played a large influence on the idea of what Asian cinema pertains to be. Many western viewers idealize Asian cinema as anime. However, throughout this class, we discovered that Japanese film industry much larger than just

a work, being one of the first franchises to leave Japan after the Second World War. I would dare to say that it was the work that allowed Japan to resurface from its foundations and then become the power that it is now. Called Gojira in its original language, the Japanese, it is a fictitious monster very popular in the twentieth century film culture. It appeared for the first time in 1954, in the film 'Gojira', produced by Toho Studios in Japan. To date, he has participated in 37 films of Japanese

cultural and social impacts of the Star Wars saga. I personally find this topic very interesting due to some of the stark similarities between some of Akira Kurosawa’s work and George Lucas's Star Wars and I hope to show them in this report. In 1910 Japan Arika’s father Isamu, a school teacher decided to start taking his son to see American Westerns like John Ford films instead of Japanese films. Isamu was open to western

regime) and South Korea (capitalist regime). In 19th century powerful nations: Japan, USA,

The postwar Japanese cinema is regarded as the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. The films produced during that period also underwent a major transition since the start of the war. In the first part of this academic essay, I will touch on the brief history of films produced during the war and how the global, political and industrial development after the war helped to kickstart the film industry into the Golden Age. In addition to that, I will talk on how the change in conditions mentioned above led

blockbuster regarding the relations between North and South Korea (after Shiri, JSA and Silmido), broke the records of both budget with $12,8 millions and admissions with 11.74 million spectators in the country's cinemas and winnings bordering on $70 million. Furthermore, it was a success in Japan with $9,7 million earnings and it was also released in the United Stated, earning $1,1 million. A testament to the scale of the production are the years of research spent to ensure historic validity, the huge

Film Industry The film business or movie industry essentially thinks of the mechanical and business establishments of filmmaking, i.e., film creation organizations, film studios, cinematography, film generation, screenwriting, pre-generation, after creation, film celebrations, circulation; and performers, film chiefs and other film team personnel.If we can contemplate different elements or parts ,we will never turn out badly as this industry is enormous and the extension is immeasurable. In spite

the Nanjing Massacre as an “incident” with relatively few causalities in Japan’s new secondary school history textbooks at the start of 2005, have become a rally point for expressions of Chinese nationalism, as demonstrated by the eruption of anti-Japan protests throughout China in 2005, 2010 and 2012, respectively

coercion. Japan was one of the countries who colonized the others. For the purposes of this paper, Japanese Colonialism will be viewed both as a source of civilization and a source of exploitation and oppression. Specifically, this paper will discuss the consequences of this rule in Korea and the Philippines. Japanese Exploitation and Oppression in Korea The late nineteenth century tells how Japan tried to include the Korean Peninsula in expanding its empire. It was in 1910 that Japan was able

Essay on "The Ice Man" by Haruki Murakami Haruki Murakami was born in 1949 in Kyoto, a city in Japan. He lived his life in a time and place, where traditions had an absolute influence on people and were very highly valued. This inspired him when he was writing his stories. For influence, he had to read Western literature. In his works, Haruki Murakami discusses arranged marriage in the second half of the 20th century in his country and supports the idea that people should be free to choose who they

“Kitchen” by Banana Yoshimoto is a highly successful book winning major awards such as 1987 Kaien Best Newcomer Artists. Whether you are interested in Japanese literature or not, you will certainly find this a worthwhile read. It deals with issues that that we can face in our own daily lives and the way it is written is also pleasant. I have read this book recently and enjoyed it very much. In my speech I will be particularly talking about how the writer approaches to transgender identity and death

The Honda Motor Company, Ltd. was formerly established in the great country of Japan in 1949 by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa. The first product that was introduced to the world was called the “Dream” D-type motorcycle. The main focus that founder Soichiro Honda built the company around was to create new values and not to imitate other companies who produced similar products. In 1959, Honda Motor Company, Ltd. entered into the Unite States as the American Honda Motor Company. They settled in

Memoirs of Geisha: A Close Textual Analysis of Female Stereotypes in Japan I. Introduction Memoirs of a Geisha is a well-known novel by Arthur Golden in 1997. The novel is narrated in the first person perspective which tells the story (before and after the World War II) about a geisha working in Kyoto, Japan. In several different ways, Memoirs of a Geisha is a typical romance story of a girl who strive hard to become a woman of her time. Indeed, her charm and views in life had captured readers in

Bunraku is one of the major traditional theaters of Japan that arose in the 17th century and was established as a performance genre when a puppet theatre was set up in Osaka, Japan. Bunraku is a unique Japanese form of Puppet Theater that represents traditional legends and plays of both historical and contemporary interest. The puppets are well known because of their fascinating and artistic features. They are life-size, beautifully hand-carved wooden rods with detailed costume and interesting facial

Aesthetics A key cultural aspect of the Japanese is their immense appreciation for aesthetics, one of which being mono no aware – a term coined by Japanese scholar Motoori Norinaga in the eighteenth century. It conveys the fleeting beauty in the transience of life through an experience that cannot be pinned down by a single moment or image. This kind of beauty creates an ineffable experience for audiences. Furthermore, according to Kishimoto (1956), “religious values and aesthetics values are not