Japan, Cinema, and the 1950s: Mizoguchi, Ozu, Kurosawa
Week 5 | Tu, W, Th | Hultquist 101 | Ages 14 and up
This course examines three of Japan's most influential filmmakers: Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa, all of whom created some of their most famous works in the decade following the end of World War II. Through discussions of their films from 1952-53, we will consider how these filmmakers engaged the past, the changing family structure, and an increasingly urban, fragmented society.
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Elizabeth Oyler
B.A., Japanese, Univ. of Pittsburgh; M.A., Japanese, University of Wisconsin, PhD, Japanese, Stanford University. Twenty years' teaching experience at public and private univerisities; currently teaching Japanese literature, classical language, and performing arts at the University of Pittsburgh. Student of Heike biwa performance.
