japanese new wave & the economic miracle

Question 1

textual features of art film often include (2):

Answer 1

ambiguity
open-endedness

Question 2

content of art film often…

Answer 2

pushes the envelope

Question 3

industrial position of art film is (2):

Answer 3

isn’t going to make huge profits
is cheaper to make than mainstream films

Question 4

sexual violence in art film is a [1] phenomenon, but not a [2] one

Answer 4

1. international
2. universal

Question 5

both the japanese & french new waves respond to the effects of (2):

Answer 5

colonialism & imperialism

Question 6

1853:

Answer 6

american govt basically forces japan to open its borders to european trade

Question 7

many belived that the best way to compete with the west was to..

Answer 7

adopt some of its strategies

Question 8

what is the Meiji Restoration?

Answer 8

transfer of power to those who were modernizing and industiralizing Japan

Question 9

one of the early strategies to compete with the west was to..

Answer 9

annex Korea

Question 10

annexation of korea was formalized in 2 stages:

Answer 10

1895 and 1910

Question 11

1937-1945:

Answer 11

Second Sino-Japanese war

Question 12

japan fought on the axis side in ww2 partially because (2):

Answer 12

1. distrustful of american forces
2. critical of western imperialism in SEA

Question 13

japan was occupied by american forces until…

Answer 13

1951

Question 14

Pigs and Battleships deals with japan-american relations in 2 ways:

Answer 14

1. the men struggle for livlihood through organized crime
2. the women must decide whether to become mistresses to americans/are subject to SV by americans

Question 15

the US-Japan Security Treaty ended…

Answer 15

american occupation

Question 16

although the Anpo treaty was decently fair to japan, it also (2):

Answer 16

1. allied japan with american military/nuclear programs
2. allowed american military bases to remain in the country

Question 17

the anpo treaty is crucial to understanding the JNW because:

Answer 17

the 1960s opened with this social unrest

Question 18

what is the New Economic Miracle?

Answer 18

post-war period where depression quickly gave way to massive economic growth

Question 19

NEM is important to film because:

Answer 19

there was especially massive economic growth coinciding with the period of the JNW

Question 20

define a film movement:

Answer 20

a group of films made around the same time & that share some features

Question 21

name two ways that cinema could compete with tv:

Answer 21

1. widescreens
2. full volor

Question 22

what is an anamorphic lense?

Answer 22

squishes the film horizontally as it shoots, then the opposite lense is put on the projector to unsquish it

Question 23

anamorphic lenses allow…

Answer 23

widescreen!

Question 24

colour didn’t become standard for film until…

Answer 24

tv switched too in the 60s/70s

Question 25

structure of the [1] is crucial to understanding the JNW

Answer 25

japanese studio film industry

Question 26

what are the Big Four?

Answer 26

1. Shochiku
2. Tohu
3. Toel
4. Kadokawa

Question 27

in japan, studios were…

Answer 27

director driven

Question 28

who directed Pigs & Battleships?

Answer 28

Imamura Shohei

Question 29

the NW is not a contrast between old & new films, but a…

Answer 29

commercial movement that grew out of the studio system

Question 30

the NW covers approx…

Answer 30

1959-1970

Question 31

decline of the NW can be linked to…

Answer 31

the Anpo treaty being renewed but facing less opposition

Question 32

name 3 departures seen in the NW:

Answer 32

1. aesthetically edgy/hallucinogenic
2. showed more shocking things
3. often absurdist/satirical

Question 33

what film is often called the beginning of the JNW?

Answer 33

A Town of Love and Hope (1959)

Question 34

Imamura was intersted in…

Answer 34

sexuality and people who go through hell