Japanese Film and Culture - INTRODUCTION


The “Japanese Film and Culture“ course comprises 10 sessions (movie screenings). and the final exam
will have the form of a written A-B-C-D-choice style test. The minimum pass is 70 percent.

               Each session will comprise two parts: a short introductory lecture regarding the
topic of the film and about the film itself, followed by the screening of the film (or providing
you with a link to it in case of another covid crisis). The information/lecture about the film,
together with having watched the film, is all you will need for your exam.

               Please keep in mind that each session will be a bit different because there are
several of us lecturers of the Japanese Department participating in this course. We have prepared
ten movie screenings for you, covering following topics:


27.9.

WW2


4.10.



WW2 and memories in Japanese documentary film


11.10.




Sexual harassment and Japan's legal system


18.10.



contemporary Japan, city vs village


25.10.



Toxic working environment


1.11.



technology vs Jp society


8.11.




capital punishement in Japan, Zainichi discrimination


15.11.

READING WEEK


22.11.




Prostitution in Japan – its past and present


29.11.




Art and Life in Edo Period Japan


6.12.




Women in Contemporary Society



Please mark that this schedule is preliminary and the order of films might occasionally change.

You will get the lecture study material about the respective films on IS – the Study Materials -
after each screening.

Based on the film and the lecture, you will achieve knowledge important for passing the
examination.