A survey of cinematic art in Japan, with emphasis on the major directors and trends of the postwar period. Films to be studied will be drawn from the work of Mizoguchi, Ozu, Kurosawa, the "New Wave" directors of the 1960s, the comedies of Itami, and films of contemporary directors such as Kitano and Miyazaki [3 credits]
A survey of cinematic art in Japan, with emphasis on the major directors and trends of the postwar period. Films to be studied will be drawn from the work of Mizoguchi, Ozu, Kurosawa, the "New Wave" directors of the 1960s, the comedies of Itami, and films of contemporary directors such as Kitano and Miyazaki [3 credits]
