Category: Japanese

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Akira Kurosawa (director),” The Hidden Fortress”, 1958 film, PART TWO (2). 

  Akira Kurosawa,” The Hidden Fortress”, 1958 is an adventure screenwriting of a Japanese general and princess. The protagonist of the story is the General and two peasant characters are “foils” that allow the protagonist to shine. The protagonist “General “is played by Toshiro Mifune and his portrayal is outstanding.   Akira Kurosawa, “The Hidden … Continue reading Akira Kurosawa (director),” The Hidden Fortress”, 1958 film, PART TWO (2). 

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Bill Guttentag (director), 南京, “Nanking”, 2007 film.

  Sergei Bodrov (director), “MONGOL: The Rise of Genghis Khan“, 2007  film was the topic of an earlier blog post. Here I present: Bill Guttentag (director), 南京,“Nanking”, 2007 film. INTRODUCTION. Iris Chang, “The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II”, 1997 is the book for which the 南京,“Nanking”, 2007 film is an adaptation.  The “foreword” from the book … Continue reading Bill Guttentag (director), 南京, “Nanking”, 2007 film.

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“Japanese Universities Guide for Students from Abroad”. 海外からの学生のための日本の大学ガイド。

Here I present: “Japanese Universities Guide for Students from Abroad”. 海外からの学生のための日本の大学ガイド。 INTRODUCTION. The website http://www.japan-universities.com is a “Japanese Universities Guide for Students from Abroad” that is a bilingual website in Japanese and English. This guide contains three (3) types of schools: 1. universities, 2. vocational-schools, and 3. language-schools (日本語)。While the title says “universities”, there is an … Continue reading “Japanese Universities Guide for Students from Abroad”. 海外からの学生のための日本の大学ガイド。

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“Kukai” 空海, 1984 film, PART TWO (II).

Kukai’ 空海 1984 film was the topic of an earlier blog post. Here I present: Kukai’ 空海, 1984 film, PART TWO (II). INTRODUCTION. The syllabary shown BELOW is what Kukai’ 空海 (774-835 AD) brought back to the Japanese Isles after being part of the 804 AD diplomatic mission to Chinese Mainland.   Continue reading “Kukai” 空海, 1984 film, PART TWO (II).