1) History: Studying the Past

Differing Versions/Different Stories

2) Japanese Cinema: A Short History

Benshi

1930s, War and Occupation: Censorship

Chanbara: Samurai Films

3) The Emperor and the Wolf

Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)

Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997)

4) Basic Plot and Characters: Rashomon

Samurai (Takehiro)

His Wife (Masako)

The Thief (Tajomaru)

The Woodcutter

The Priest

5) Things to Look For….