at the same time very violent, however they still depicted respect, honor, and revenge within the yakuza organization. Works Cited Abe, Kasho, and William O. Gardner. Beat Takeshi vs. Takeshi Kitano. Japan: Kaya Press ;, 20051994. Print. Sonatine. Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Rolling Thunder Pictures :, 1998. . Outrage. Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2010. .
Emotion in Japanese Film Fireworks "He shows no sign of joy or anger" -- phrase used to describe a samurai (quoted in Nitobe 94). Bushido is a Japanese term for the samurai code of behavior that includes the ideal of self-control. Central to this ideal is the consideration that it is "unmanly" for a samurai to display his emotions on his face (Nitobe 94). This traditional aspect of behaviour penetrates deep into contemporary Japanese culture. By examining Fireworks, a Japanese film of the
Program Notes Sinfonia in D (G.8) Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709) Giuseppe Torelli, was an Italian violinist, teacher and composer, is considered one of the early developers of the Baroque concerto and concerto grosso. Torelli also composed a significant number of works for the trumpet during the Baroque period (1600-1750). Around 1690, one can begin to see the first works for the trumpet. He was familiar with the virtuoso trumpeter, Giovanni Pellegrino Brandi. Brandi would sometimes play with
of arrangements for two guitars and guitar and mandolin at the Claire Trevor Amphitheater. The performance was titled the Beethoven Guitar Project which included a program of Rondo by Beethoven arranged for two guitars by Ivan Klinger, Beethoven Sonatine for Mandolin & Piano arranged for guitar, Fanasie from words of Beethoven arranged for two guitars by Ferdinando Carulli, variations for Beethoven Septet arranged for two guitars by Vinc. Schuster, and lastly variations from Beethoven Quartet arranged
to imitate the ethos and success of the suave, shrewd family man who cares deeply about the people that support him. Additionally, poor Cuban and Japanese communities inspired by The Godfather have voiced their stories in films like Scarface and Sonatine. Therefore, the depictions of mafia members, and in a larger sense Italian-Americans, in these films have evolved to give smaller social groups a chance to tell their story. The stereotypes, it seems, are an accepted side effect of
Biography Joe Hisaishi was born on December 6, 1950 in Nagano, Japan under the name Mamoru Fujisawa. His musical training started early on, when he began to take violin lessons at age five. It was around this time that he first discovered his passion for music. Fujisawa truly began to explore this passion in the 70’s, during which, a cultural menagerie of Japanese popular music, new-age, and early electronic music flourished. Inevitably, those genres influenced Fujisawa's early compositions. (Wikipedia)