FILM Chapter 8

Gendaigecki

set in the modern, contemporary world (typically set after 1868)

Marked by long takes, handheld cameras, and wild sound, films of the ____________ generation explore contemporary urban life in the wake of a severe government crackdown and the overwhelming social tensions that evolved in its wake

sixth

As opposed to Western horror films, J-horror pictures, on the whole, rely more on ___________ rather than gory special effects and jump scares, with some notable exceptions.

suggestion and mood

Masala films are so named because they:

Combine a number of different genres, such as music, dance, drama, crime, etc

Pinky Violence

Combined soft-core erotica with extreme violence and action. Examples include Zubeko Bancho (Delinquent Girl Boss, 1971), Sukeban (Girl Boss, 1973), and Kyofu Joshi Koko (Terrifying Girl's High School, 1972.

What was the first film in the Japanese Nubero Bagu?

Crazed Fruit

Who is considered the "Father of Indian Cinema?"

Dadasaheb Phalke

Daigo Fukuryu Maru

Japanese tuna fishing boat that was caught in the fallout of a hydrogen bomb test held on the Bikini Atoll.

Model drama cantata (orchestra and chorus)

Jiaoxiang yinyue Shajiabang (Shajia Creek)

What does the "d" in "dGeneration stand for?

Digital

Akira Kurosawa

Director of The Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and many other films.

In 1947, India gained its independence from what country?

Great Britain

Ideal Form

Something that expresses the true nature of an object and that is realized in the material world as a series of imperfect representations.

Dai kaiju eiga

Giant monster films.

2 Model Genre Ballets

-Hongse niangzijun (Red Detachment of Women) -Baimaonu (The White-Haired Girl)

5 Model Genre Operas

-Hóng dēng jì (The Legend of the Red Lantern) -Shajiabang (Shajia Creek) -Zhì qǔ wēihǔ shān (Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy) -Qixi baihutuan (Raid on the White Tiger Regiment) -Haigang (On the Dock)

Characteristics of Nubero Bagu (Japanese New Wave)

-Sexual violence and/or uninhibited sexuality -Radicalism -Youth culture -The changing roles of women in Japanese society -Racism and the place of ethnic minorities in Japan -Juvenile delinquency/social outcasts as protagonists -The aftermath of World War II

When did the Edo Period in Japan occur?

1600-1868

In what year did the Tiananmen Square Incident occur?

1989

In India today, there are more than __________ regional film industries.

20

The Legend of the Red Lantern is an example of:

A Chinese Model Drama

Aware

A sense of melancholic sadness brought on by an acute sensitivity, usually invoked by natural objects that are, by their nature, finite and perishable.

What is a "playback artist?"

A singer whose voice is lipsynched by one of the actors on screen.

Meiji Period

Also called the "Restoration." The period in which the Emperor was returned to the throne as the ruler of Japan.

Noh

Ancient form of theater in Japan that was developed in the 14th century. Was used as a way to impart religious teachings.

Which American entrepreneur played an important role in the development of Chinese cinema:

Benjamin Brodsky

Which of the following options is NOT an influence on masala film? A) Ancient Sanskrit Drama B) Ancient Indian Epics (Mahabharata and Ramayana) C) Traditional Indian Folk Theater D) Parsi Theater E) French New Wave F) Hollywood

French New Wave

What Chinese studio was the first to introduce Bruce Lee to audiences?

Golden Harvest

Jidaigecki

Historical, period dramas, typically focusing on the Edo (samurai) Period in Japanese history.

Ringu (1995) belongs to what genre?

Horror/J-Horror

Bunraku

Japanese puppet theater created as a form of popular theater and was known for being very violent.

The Seven Samurai (1954), The Hidden Fortress (1958), both directed by Akira Kurosawa, Musashi Miyamoto (1954), directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, and Samurai Assassin (1965) directed by Kihachi Okamoto are examples of films of what genre?

Jidaigecki (period dramas)

Tamil Cinema is also known as:

Kollywood

Tokatsu

Live-action films that feature elaborate special effects, typically science-fiction, horror, and fantasy films, although films in other genres can partake in this category.

Which Indian regional film industry experienced its own New Wave movement in order to distinguish itself from the Bollywood films coming out of Mumbai?

Marathi

What 1984 film by Hayao Miyazake is credited with igniting the anime boom?

Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind

If India is the world's largest national cinema, which of the following is the second largest?

Nollywood

Pinku

Soft-core porn; can apply to any film with nudity and sex

The movie Zubeko Bancho (Delinquent Girl Boss, 1971) would best be classified as which of the following genres?

Pinku

What did model dramas focus on?

Rather than focus on traditional stories of kings, princes, and princesses, which were now seen as being bourgeois and feudalistic, these new operas celebrated the revolutionary struggles of recent days fought against a variety of enemies, from both out of the country and of different classes

Parallel Cinema typically focused on what type of film?

Realist films about the everyday lives and struggles of ordinary people

Shomingecki

Realistic films about working class people.

Western theater is __________ meaning that the actors onstage pretend that the audience doesn't exist while Japanese theater is __________ meaning that the audience is acknowledged

Representational, Presentational

What director set the tone and style of the Parallel Cinema movement with the three films in The Apu Trilogy?

Satyajit Ray

Who directed The Apu Trilogy?

Satyajit Ray

Tokyo Story (1953) dir by Yasujiro Ozu is an example of what genre?

Shomingecki ("common people's drama")

In Japan, the Edo Period was succeeded by the Meiji Restoration. What exactly was restored?:

The Emperor was restored to his former position, as head of both the government and the church

Jiang Qing, wife of Mao Tse Tung, was the leader of which group?

The Gang of Four

What Chinese film, released in 1934, told the story of a woman forced into prostitution to feed her child?

The Goddess

Which well-known film pioneer(s) introduced motion pictures to India?

The Lumiere Brothers

Wabi-sabi

This refers to a beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and transient. It's a beauty that fades or changes over time.

In ________ films, Japanese mobsters are typically portrayed as being either noble and honorable protectors or scary and violent criminals

Yakuza

Who starred in Alum Ara, the first talking picture made in Indian?

Zubaida

Yugen

a dark, often hidden, inner beauty, often unrelated to the outer form of a thing. It can also relate to finding beauty in something not considered traditionally beautiful

Kabuki

a type of Japanese drama in which music, dance, and mime are used to present stories invented by Izumo no Okuni. Unlike Noh, Kabuki theater uses elaborate makeup instead of masks

Films of the _________ generation rejected the ideologically pure path of the few feature films released during the Revolution and focused on telling the stories of real people, living real lives, and consequently relocated to often far-flung regional studios, the better to observe and understand local culture

fifth

Nagisha Oshima's In the Realm of the Senses is controversial for its depiction of:

unsimulated sex