JAPN-310_Japanese Cinema
An introductory scrutiny of major Japanese directors and genres with attention to film composition, choices of subject and character, ideas of the cinematic, and the relationship of cinema to Japanese culture and society. Students will analyze and critique films. Discussion of films will deal with the production of their historical, social, and cultural context, as well as issues dealing with popular culture and equity. Taught in English.
Reflection:
JAPN-310_Japanese Cinema fulfills MLO Sensei Chikaomi Takahashi shared with our class many great historical, ideological and informative films. Japanese Cinema reminded me that people are products of their environments. The most influential environment of an individual is his or her maternal communal society. For it is his or her first perspective of the world. Individuals create societies, in turn, societies create villages, which then form cities; comprised cities form states and states consist of nations. Different nations are plotted geographically all around the world. Each nation contains its respective customs and culture. Traditional customs are habitual practices passed down by generations. Culture is the ideological and philosophical belief of a society; in combination with its customary practices. Culture brings reason and action to customs. I see culture as a mind; a mindful presence that progresses symbiotically with its people. Culture influences people, and people influence culture. The development and improvement of culture is gifted to each new mind of its generation. Each new generation benefits from the lessons learned from the past. Thus, individual cultures change from generation to generation. Cultural ideological shifts are visible throughout time. Why do culture’s conception of the doctrine of existence shift with time? What are common influences for a cultural shift? Do cultures influence cultures, or does the human ego prevent influence of one culture to another? In stride to present and answer some of these questions, Sensei Takahashi showed movies reflecting Japanese culture from the Edo period to the present; We analyzed various Japanese ideological shifts from past to present. Loyalty, honor and collectivism were three main themes that occurred throughout the semester of films. And as a class we discussed the influence of which western American culture has on present day Japan.
Below is a link to the final paper that I wrote for JAPN-310:
_Japanese Ideology of Loyalty for Truth and Honor.pdf
An introductory scrutiny of major Japanese directors and genres with attention to film composition, choices of subject and character, ideas of the cinematic, and the relationship of cinema to Japanese culture and society. Students will analyze and critique films. Discussion of films will deal with the production of their historical, social, and cultural context, as well as issues dealing with popular culture and equity. Taught in English.
Reflection:
JAPN-310_Japanese Cinema fulfills MLO Sensei Chikaomi Takahashi shared with our class many great historical, ideological and informative films. Japanese Cinema reminded me that people are products of their environments. The most influential environment of an individual is his or her maternal communal society. For it is his or her first perspective of the world. Individuals create societies, in turn, societies create villages, which then form cities; comprised cities form states and states consist of nations. Different nations are plotted geographically all around the world. Each nation contains its respective customs and culture. Traditional customs are habitual practices passed down by generations. Culture is the ideological and philosophical belief of a society; in combination with its customary practices. Culture brings reason and action to customs. I see culture as a mind; a mindful presence that progresses symbiotically with its people. Culture influences people, and people influence culture. The development and improvement of culture is gifted to each new mind of its generation. Each new generation benefits from the lessons learned from the past. Thus, individual cultures change from generation to generation. Cultural ideological shifts are visible throughout time. Why do culture’s conception of the doctrine of existence shift with time? What are common influences for a cultural shift? Do cultures influence cultures, or does the human ego prevent influence of one culture to another? In stride to present and answer some of these questions, Sensei Takahashi showed movies reflecting Japanese culture from the Edo period to the present; We analyzed various Japanese ideological shifts from past to present. Loyalty, honor and collectivism were three main themes that occurred throughout the semester of films. And as a class we discussed the influence of which western American culture has on present day Japan.
Below is a link to the final paper that I wrote for JAPN-310:
_Japanese Ideology of Loyalty for Truth and Honor.pdf