reality? Today, any consumer of television or cinema has seen various permutations of the plot of Rashomon numerous times, probably without realizing. In the film, a rape and consequent murder are told five different times, by a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) who seems to have witnessed the event, a bandit (Toshiro Mifune) who committed the rape, the wife of a samurai (Machiko Kyo) who was raped, and the ghost of the samurai (Masayuki Mori), who is channeled by a medium after his murder. In each
In Akira Kurosawa’s film “Sanshiro Sugata” (1943) it follows a young man who wants to learn the ways of Judo, but instead he goes on to learn more about himself. Even though this film had scenes that were taken away from it, because of the censorship the government placed on cinema during that wartime in japan. It shows what ability Kurosawa had in telling a story in way that would make audience think. There are five major fight sequences in this that repentant the traces of the moral growth of the
Horror movies have become a staple in the movie industry. In theaters worldwide, but primarily Hollywood, the women of horror are often portrayed as the damsel in distress, usually lacking independence and often victimized. This portrayal of women in horror is not internationally acknowledged. Japanese horror (aka J-Horror) has gone to great lengths to make the wrath of the female feared amongst all audiences. As a country known for its “slow progressing cultural movements” (McRoy 54), Japan has
“An ideal is only an ideal after all. As long as you embrace that ideal, the friction with reality will continue to increase. So you will someday face reality and will have to pay the price for your compromise.” So began my foray into a fantasy novel about legendary, historical figures coming to the future and fighting with magicians in Japan that wound up making me think about my life more than any specific leadership book. Fate/Stay Night, written in early 2004, was quickly picked and translated
the center. The character Mr. DOB’s full name is Bobozite, and it represents the image of Doraemon, a cat-like robot character from an anime series. The painting possesses a life-cycle that makes up the continuity or regeneration of the artifact (Takashi Murakami's 727). The painting was inspired by the anime (animated film) and manga (comic book) characters that have achieved cult status in Japanese youth culture, but also the mixed culture between American and Japanese art style. In the painting
Takashi Murakami was born on February 1, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a Japanese contemporary artist that is “… known for disseminating and promoting pop art strategies in ways unforeseen by American critics and artists” (The Board). Also, Murakami got accepted to Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with the plan of becoming a successful animator but instead he majored in Nihonga (Widewall Takashi). Murakami blended fine art and Japanese anime to created “Superflat” which caught the eye
Akira Kurosawa, legendary Japanese filmmaker who directed films like The Hidden Fortress which was a major inspiration for Star Wars, Yojimbo, Rashomon and many more, but his most well known film, The Seven Samurai is his best movie, it is rank 19 of Top Rated Movies in IMDB, so of course after the release of the film in America, Hollywood remade the film and titled it The Magnificent Seven. Because it is a remake The Magnificent Seven and The Seven Samurai both have many similarities in terms of
Hollywood has been remaking more classic films than ever before, and the trend is nothing new. Movie studios have been redoing movies since almost the beginning of the industry. In fact, some of our favorite films in recent years have been remakes of films produced years before. Here are five of the best remakes in recent years. 1. REMAKE: YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998) ORIGINAL: THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940) Most people are completely unaware that the very popular and successful 1998 romantic comedy
Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 classic takes us through the story of a brutal rape of a woman and the murder of her samurai husband through differing versions of the events by four different witnesses. Kurosawa stages this through a trial-like setting in which the witnesses address you, the viewer, and give their interpretation of the events. This unique storytelling method has since coined the term ‘The Rashomon effect’. By definition, this is contradictory interpretations of the same event by different
8 Reasons Why "Seven Samurai" is the Greatest Samurai Movie of All Time The 1950s are considered the Golden Age of Japanese cinema. The aftermath of World War II and particularly the atomic bomb, and the subsequent American occupation left the country scarred, but filled with inspiration and eagerness to start over. One of the most iconic films of this era is Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" one of the most influential movies of all time, and the basis for a plethora productions, with John Sturges’