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GEM 2005 / HY2243
FILM AND HISTORY
Lecture 7
Japan and the Samurai Spirit
The Seven Samurai
1. The Japanese film industry
Pre-war
World War II
2. Themes in post-war Japanese film
Yakuza (gangster) stories
Science fiction
Jidaigeki (period movies)
3. Samurai
Background
Bushido
Zen
4. What to look for…