References needed for exam
New Media’s impact on contemporary Japanese Horror Cinema. ( http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4092/is_200710/ai_n21186134/pg_10 ) (Warda-Marciano, Mitsuyo)
‘Anne Allison writes, “Japanese ‘cool’ is traveling popularly and profitably around the world and insinuating itself into the everyday lives and fantasy desires of postindustrial kids from Taiwan and Australia to Hong Kong and France.’
‘Intriguingly, in South Korea, the local Korean film production company AFDF produced the film’s adaptation Ring Virus (South Korea, 1999, Kim Dong-bin) and released it on June 12, 1999-six months before the original Japanese version appeared on December 11, 1999.’
‘Japanese horror movies tend to have a distinct style — a deliberate pace, with quiet terror, often featuring morality tales and tales of vengeance either based on traditional Japanese stories or rooted in general Japanese cultural mythology (particularly when it comes to ghosts). That said, there is a significant undercurrent of graphic exploitation in Japanese genre films as well, showcasing shocking violence and sexual depravity.’ (http://horror.about.com/od/foreignhorrormovies/a/japan.htm) (Mark H. Harris)
Question 1 Notes (account of/evaluate)
World Cinema(J-horror-influence)
- Primary/Secondary research.
- Blog sites www.wordpress.com / blogspot.com
- Search engines – Google, use tags such as ‘Japanese + horror + influence + world + cinema + j-horror + k-horror + french horror’
- Look for previous research/opinions (opinionated, no neutral bias)
- These are usually good benefitial articles.
Quotes taken from google/blog searches/links from blogs.
Mark H. Harris, horror.about.com/od/foreignhorromovies/a/japan.htm
(conventions of J-horror/K/French/Other i.e NZ)
Shows similarities/differences between conventions and ideas within international subgenres of horror film.
Warda Marciano, Mitsuyo. – findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qu4092/is_qa4092
(Effects Asian cinema has had on world)
Japanes conventions, i.e – yurei, psychological horror.
Shows how Tarantino films have been influenced by this type of subgenre. (asian cinema), similar conventions/ideas used.
www.gaurdian.co.uk/film/2006/nov/05/features.review1 OR empireonline.com
film reviews of relevant films – film review/database website/company
Garunteed to be relevant
opinionated bias – possibly publisizing film
- Using internet as research tool = useful, searches have to be specific and refined, much irrelevant info. No txt unbiased, may not reflect true answer of findings.
Books used = Flowers From Hell: The Modern Japanese Horror Film
(Jim Harper, NOIR PUBLISHING)
‘Over the past decade, Japan has become a key player on the contemporary horror scene, producing some of the most influential and critically respected genre movies of recent years. Whether it’s the subtle chills of Ring, the graphic brutality of Audition or the zombie-fuelled mayhem of Versus, leading Japanese horror has had a major impact throughout the world. From its origins in the mid-80s to the multi-million dollar franchises of today, Flowers from Hell traces the evolution of this consistently inventive and influential horror phenomenon.’
Introduction to Japanese Horror Film (Colette Balmain, Edinburgh University Press (15 Oct 2008))
‘This book is a major historical and cultural overview of an increasingly popular genre. Starting with the cultural phenomenon of Godzilla, it explores the evolution of Japanese horror from the 1950s through to contemporary classics of Japanese horror cinema such as “Ringu” and “Ju-On: The Grudge”. Divided thematically, the book explores key motifs such as the vengeful virgin, the demonic child, the doomed lovers and the supernatural serial killer, situating them within traditional Japanese mythology and folk-tales. The book also considers the aesthetics of the Japanese horror film, and the mechanisms through which horror is expressed at a visceral level through the use of setting, lighting, music and mise-en-scene. It concludes by considering the impact of Japanese horror on contemporary American cinema by examining the remakes of “Ringu”, “Dark Water” and “Ju-On: The Grudge”. The emphasis is on accessibility, and whilst the book is primarily marketed towards film and media students, it will also be of interest to anyone interested in Japanese horror film, cultural mythology and folk-tales, cinematic aesthetics and film theory. It covers classics of Japanese horror film such as “Pitfall”, “Tales of Ugetsu”, “Kwaidan”, “Onibaba”, “Hellish Love” and “Empire of Desire” alongside less well-known cult films such as “Pulse”, “St John’s Wort”, “Infection” and “Living Hell: A Japanese Chainsaw Massacre”. It includes analysis of the relationship between cultural mythology and the horror film. It explores the evolution of the erotic ghost story in the 1960s and 1970s. It examines the contemporary relationship between Japanese and American horror films.’
Others
Relevant Articles (references)
http://inventorspot.com/articles/japans_frightening_five_scariest_7632
http://musingcontinuum.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/ring-the-original-the-one-and-only/
http://horror.about.com/od/foreignhorrormovies/a/france.htm
http://www.horror-movies.ca/horror_10773.html
Horror Buff Blog - http://horrorfatale.wordpress.com/
http://www.beyondhollywood.com/french-horror-film-inside-trailer-images/
Korean Film Archive - http://www.koreafilm.org
J-Horror History (The Death Of J-horror?) http://www.midnighteye.com/features/death-of-j-horror.shtml
Horror History - http://www.geocities.com/jahsonic/Horror.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/nov/05/features.review1
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