| Course title | History of Japanese Film |
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| Course code | ASJ/DJK |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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1. General introduction (placing Japanese cinema in an Asian, as well as a world context) 2. The arrival of film in Japan 3. The influence of theatre - kabuki films (Makino, Onoe) and shinpa and shingeki 4. The influence of the West (Pure Film Movement) 5. The fire of 1923 and the destruction of all do - new genres and film studios 6. Genre film - gendai geki (Mizoguchi, Naruse) 7. Genre film - jidai geki (Ito, Inabata, Itami, Yamanaka, Makino) 8. Genre film - Shomin geki 9. Leftist film (keiko eiga) 10. War propaganda (Second Sino-Japanese War) 11. War Propaganda (World War II) 12. Animation before 1945
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to introduce the student to an overview history of Japanese cinema. The course is a two-semester course. This winter semester will cover material up to approximately the end of World War II, and the following summer semester will be devoted to productions from the American occupation to the present day. The courses build on each other in content, but can be taken separately. The subject matter is discussed through the lens of film history, so the student will always be introduced to the necessary background related to this field (general film history), but also the broader context (political history or contemporary artistic trends) We will begin at the very end of the 19th century, when the first inventions were introduced to Japan. We will then look at the formation of the film industry in the 1910s and 1920s. A turning point for the Japanese film industry was the Tokyo fire of 1923, which destroyed virtually all film production. This was followed by the so-called First Golden Age, which refers to the late 1920s and 1930s. This era saw the work of filmmakers such as Ozu, Mizoguchi and Naruse, and the creation of genre models that are still in use today (gendai geki, jidai geki and shomin geki). The last major chapter will be the war era (1937-1945), which is closely related to propaganda and war cinema.
Students will gain a basic overview of Japanese cinema. |
| Prerequisites |
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none
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Seminar Work
The student will write a review for one film assigned to him/her. Instructions on how to write the review will be given to the student at the end of the course by email from the lecturer. The student is advised to attend at least the first class of the course where all course requirements will be explained. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Indonesian Studies (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2016) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2023) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019_24) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Korean Studies (2022) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Indonesian Studies for Tourism (2017) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2019) | Category: Philological sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |