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- Title
Burying the Past: Nihonjinron and the Representation of Japanese Society in Itami's The Funeral.
- Authors
Payne, Chris
- Abstract
The article focuses on Nihonjinron and the portrayal of Japanese people in motion pictures particularly on the film "The Funeral," directed by Juzo Itami. It says that the Japanese society has preserved its group-focused appearance, wherein its population is aware of the intertwined notions of ritual, hierarchy, and conformity. It discusses two books that depict Nihonjinron accounts of the society in the post-war period such as "The Anatomy of Dependence," by Takeo Doi and "Japanese Society," by Chie Nakane. Meanwhile, it mentions that Itami situated his own social critique in the film, which is different from the social frameworks described by Nakane and Doi. Moreover, a detailed investigation on the film "The Funeral" (Ososhiki) is offered.
- Subjects
JAPAN; JAPANESE in literature; JAPANESE in motion pictures; FUNERAL, The (Film); ITAMI, Juzo; JAPANESE Society (Book); DOI, Takeo; ANATOMY of Dependence, The (Book); NAKANE, Chie; SOCIAL history in literature; SOCIAL criticism
- Publication
Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 2003, Vol 1, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
1176-2152
- Publication type
Article