Timothy Van Compernolle, associate professor, Asian Languages and Civilizations, Film and Media Studies, Amherst College
Prewar Japan had a vibrant film culture. Most films the industry produced from its beginning up to WWII were jidaigeki, period dramas set in the world of the samurai. Consider how this genre fulfilled societal needs, used new technologies, and related to literature and theater. Optional film: Humanity and Paper Balloons (Sadao Yamanaka, 1937) showing Friday March 29 at 7:30pm and Wednesday April 3 at 3pm.

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