Takeshi Kitano Essays

  • Emotion in Japanese Film Fireworks

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    Bushido, which dictates that a good samurai must refrain from displaying his emotions on his face. The significance of the face in Japanese culture is important to considerations of Japanese film and film actors. Tellingly, an entire article about Takeshi Kita... ... middle of paper ... ...ollowed by a cut to a scene where three bodies lie on the ground in a pool of blood and Nishi stands holding a gun. The shot returns to Nishi's inexpressive face. In this sequence however, Nishi erupts into a

  • The Importance Of Empathic Listening

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    Sometimes a person just needs a listening ear. “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply (Covey, n.d.). Turn the radio or television to any news station and you will discover that when a crime is committed, family members and friends didn’t think that the person who committed the crime would harm a fly. Moreover, neighbors in the community usually state that the person seemed to be a nice individual. After the cases are put under the magnifying

  • The Yakuza a Large Crime Organization

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    organization and Kitano did a great job portraying them in both of these films. Both movies were very appealing and narratively compelling and at the same time very violent, however they still depicted respect, honor, and revenge within the yakuza organization. Works Cited Abe, Kasho, and William O. Gardner. Beat Takeshi vs. Takeshi Kitano. Japan: Kaya Press ;, 20051994. Print. Sonatine. Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Rolling Thunder Pictures :, 1998. . Outrage. Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Magnolia Home Entertainment

  • Golden Age Go

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    "Science, Culture, and the Game of Go." Science and Culture vol. 69 (2003). 8 May 2010. Web. Shively, Donald H., and William H. McCullough, eds. The Cambridge History of Japan. Vol. 2. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1999. Print. Hotta, Yumi, and Takeshi Obata. Hikaru No Go. San Francisco: Viz Media, 2004-2011. Print.

  • Music paper

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    Music Research Paper Draft Within much of the musical world, the use of music with varying forms of animation, ranging in type from educational and children’s shows, to historical and basic entertainment genres, have continually been used as cultural constants since the beginning of early television programs. From the early silent black-and-white films of the early 20th century to the Hollywood blockbusters of the modern-day United States and elsewhere, music performed with classical and modern films