Japanese films

Internment of Japanese in America As a multi-generational American citizen, in the wake of Pearl Harbor, I have to support the interment of my Japanese neighbors. Japan just wiped out most of our west coast navy; myself and the rest of the country is scared. Due to their heritage the government thinks Japanese living in America might be loyal to their homeland and prove to be dangerous to our security. The cinema shows cartoons and clips of how the Japanese are not very bright and want to destroy

Book: The assembly centers for the Japanese Americans were hastily established and “were set up in former fairgrounds or in racetracks, where families lived in horse stalls” (Wukovits 47). At some racetracks where the Japanese were interned the horses were removed only days before the evacuees arrived. As a result, the horse stalls still smelled like manure. Movie: The Kawamura family in the movie were sent to a temporary assembly center at a racetrack. In total, the family remained at the racetrack

has a distinct view of a film. Our topic quote means that we can interpret films in our individual perspectives, as well as how others may perceive us. This not only presents us with what each culture is viewed as, but also if a certain culture is viewed as a hero or a villain. Audience members can only recognize the characters through what is shown to them in the films. If a Japanese character continuously walks in scenes with geta sandals (a traditional form of Japanese footwear), you may assume

Many western World War II films have a theme of “good triumphing over bad.” Particularly American war films show themselves as the good guys fighting a righteous fight against the bad Germans and Japanese. Many postwar films show a brave soldier fighting for his country and what is right. Before watching any Japanese war films, one can consider how the Japanese would view themselves during this period. Would they view a soldier as brave for fighting for their country? Would they view people who supported

Japanese horror films are known for being incredibly spooky and leaving their audiences feeling unsettled. Perhaps it is the engaging plots or compelling acting, or maybe it is because these films are based on killers that many have already heard of. Films like Ju-On, Ringu, and A Slit-Mouthed Woman contain background information based on popular stories from long ago, which makes the films even more terrifying. While many horror films have no inspiration, Japanese horror films often draw influence

ideas that were once prevalent in Japan have become the staple way of depicting this culturally diverse nation. The directors use of traditional Japanese imagery and themes (such as the Samurai and the Chonmage hairstyle that Samurai wore) further highlights the stereotypes Hollywood has created, and uses them to connect with western audiences. In the film, former American War hero Nathan Algren is sent to Japan to train an army of

The Seven Samurai directed by Akira Kurosawa uses many film techniques and features of the Japanese samurai film genre to engage and influence the viewing audience. The Japanese samurai film genre focuses on the physical martial arts, and is very similar to American westerns. These films are usually set in the Tokugawa era and the main characters are samurai, or Ronin. The Seven Samurai is a stereotypical Japanese samurai movie set in the Tokugawa era about a village full of farmers who hire seven

The Tombstone and Caner: How Dutch Earnestness is revealed in Japanese Film CANCER! You have cancer; in 1952 this was a certain death sentence. It was such a death sentence that some doctors believed that it was okay to lie to their patients and not tell them they had cancer (Marks September 8, 2015). Many people would slip into deep depression and just wait for death upon hearing this. Initially this is the case in the film Ikiru but soon the main character, Kanji Watanabe, develops an outlook on

feature film seven samurai uses aspects of Japanese samurai film genre to influence the viewing audience. The film directed by Akira Kurosawa, has a storyline of a lost samurai, responding to a villages appeal for defence against vicious bandits. The main character Kambei gathers another six samurai to help. They teach the peasants of the village to defend themselves, as the film climaxes into an epic fight of samurai, peasants and 40 bandits. The movie uses features of Japanese samurai films such as

Film vs Text: Memoirs of a Geisha Juanita Krzymowski Coleman University HUM320: World Drama Danielle Peloquin Film vs Text: Memoirs of a Geisha In this paper, I will be comparing the differences in both the novel and the movie of Memoirs of a Geisha. The book was written by Arthur Golden and published September 27, 1997. The film was directed by Rob Marshall and released in theaters December 9. 2005. The differences I will be talking about what was different and how it may affect it may have