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GEM 2005M / HY2243
FILM AND HISTORY
Lecture 9
Rashomon
“What
Really Happened”: The Truth and Japanese Cinema
1) History: Studying the Past
Rashomon and the “Rashomon Effect”
2) Japanese Cinema
Benshi
1930s, War and Occupation: Censorship
Chanbara: Samurai Films
3) The Emperor and the Wolf
Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997)
New Approaches to Samurai Films
Imitation
4) Basic Plot and Characters: Rashomon
Samurai (Takehiro)
His Wife (Masako)
The Thief (Tajomaru)
The Woodcutter
The Priest
5) Things to Look For….
Updated September 28, 2002.