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This document provides descriptions of three Japanese films that could be used as case studies in a course on Japanese cinema and modernity: 1) "Tokyo Story" (1953) directed by Yasujirō Ozu explores intergenerational conflict and tradition vs modernization in postwar Japan through static shots and minimal dialogue. 2) "Rashomon" (1950) directed by Akira Kurosawa revolutionized how Japanese films were seen in the West with its nonlinear narrative and exploration of subjective human perception and postwar
- Author
- john vutton
- Language
- EN