290A/241C - Deck 1 Flashcards
The most famous contemporary Japanese horror film is __________,
Ringu
Ringu was relased in ________.
1998
This still shows the character _________ from Ringu.
Reiko
This shot features the character _________ from Ringu.
Ryūji
This card shows the character ______ from Ringu.
Yōichi
The character _____________from Ringu appears below.
Tomoko
This character from Ringu is ________,.
Sadako
This is the character ___________ from Ringu.
Shizuko
The novel on which Ringu is based was written by author________ Kōj.
Suzuki
Ringu was directed by _______ Hideo.
Nakata
The director who created the school of J-horror is
_____________ Norio.
Tsuruta
The Japanese school of horror film, which grew up around Ringu, is known as ______________.
J-horror
The first J-horror film was Tsuruta Norio’s direct-to-video
_______________________________,
Scary True Stories
Scary True Stories, the first J-horror film, was released in ____________.
1991
The Japanese term for “vengeful ghost” is _______.
onryō
Made at a time when the Japanese film industry was struggling to survive economically, Ringu is a terrific example of _____________ horror.
low-budget
Nō drama was created in the _______ century; its audience was ________________.
14th century, the aristocracy
The famous Nō play _____________ is based on the story of Lady Rokujō, who cannot give up her love for Lord Genji and achieve enlightenment.
Nonomiya
This well-known play, _______________, is popular in both the Nō and Kabuki theater.
Dōjōji Temple
The sliding foot movement used in Nō drama is called ____________.

suriashi
This image shows the ___________ demon mask from Nō drama.
han’nya
This image shows a _____ mask of a sublime woman.
zō
Kabuki drama was created in the ________ century; its audience was _______________.
17th century; the common people
This scene is from the Kabuki play,__________. which features one of the most famous “vengeful ghosts” in Japanese culture.
The Ghost of Yotsuya
The name of the poisoned wife in The Ghost of Yotsuya is ___________..
Oiwa
The name of the samurai who plots to kill his wife in The Ghost of Yotsuya is ____________.
Iemon
This Kabuki actor is dmonstrating the stylized body movement known as
___________.
mie
This actor’s flying through the air (supported by wires) is an example of Kabuki “special effects” or _________.
keren