Although dealing with similar topics of love‚ Love Suicides at Amijima and House of Trials use disguises and deceit in different ways. Love Suicides at Amijima uses disguises in a serious manner by focusing on social hierarchy. For instance‚ there is no cross dressing or outrageous disguise like there is in House of Trials. House of Trials uses a humorous approach to deceit and disguise by having stock characters and setting in one place makes it more clumpy and chaotic. In most cases‚ disguises
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increasing regularity. A new class title‚ chonin‚ came to describe upwardly-mobile merchants and artisans. During the time of the "Floating World‚" when angst-ridden Japanese samurai and merchants gathered to enjoy the company of courtesans or watch kabuki plays‚ class mixing became the rule rather than the exception. This was a time of ennui for Japanese society. Many people felt locked in to a meaningless existence‚ in which they just sought out the pleasures of earthly entertainment as they waited
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crossed over to Japan. At that time‚ a man called Otomono Sahito‚ who was used by the emperor Shotoku Taishi‚ is said to be the foundation of the Ninjas. Ninjas in the movies wear all black clothing with only eyes showing which came from the Kabuki theatre‚ while Actual ninjas wore navy blue for midnight operations. Which was harder for the enemies to see at dark. Usually‚ however‚ they dressed to blend with their targets. Depending on their intention‚ for example‚ as farmers‚ peddlers‚ foot
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Noh to what is essentially its present-day form during the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573) under the patronage of the powerful Ashikaga clan‚ particularly the third shogun‚ Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. It would later influence other dramatic forms such as Kabuki and Butoh. During the Meiji era‚ although its governmental patronage was lost‚ Noh and kyōgen received official recognition as two of the three national forms of drama. By tradition‚ Noh actors and musicians only rehearse together once‚ a few days
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The Effects of Japan’s Geography On Its Culture & Economy Japan is an archipelago that is covered in mountains and consist more than six-thousand islands. Japan has a warm and wet climate‚ also since Japan has very little flat land it was a challenge to farm. Since farming was difficult the Japanese decided to grow rice‚ rice was very easy to grow and japan had the perfect weather to grow it. The geography of Japan was very strange for a civilization of people to live on. Only 15% of the land
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wave in the foreground which dominates the minuscule mountain in the distance‚ as well as the clique of men and boats among the formidable waves. Hokusai showed diversity in his artistic temperament regularly. His subjects contained every genre from Kabuki actors and courtesans to landscapes and visuals from daily life (Life of Japanese Artist). Furthermore‚ he illustrated novels‚ published his own sketchbooks‚ fabricated guidebooks and maps‚ produced tutorials on painting‚ and he even made some erotica
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IN THE LAND OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS‚ 1888 One of the happiest interludes in the life of Rizal was his sojourn in the Land of Cherry Blossoms for one month and a half (February 28 – April 13‚ 1888). He was enchanted by the natural beauties of Japan‚ the charming manners of the Japanese people‚ and the picturesque shrines. Moreover‚ he fell in love with a Japanese girl‚ whose loveliness infused joy and romance in his sorrowing heart. Her real name was Seiko Usui. Rizal affectionately called her O-Sei-San
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People studying Japanese could benefit from Jose Rizal’s method in learning a new language. According to historians‚ Rizal memorized five new root words every night. For those who do not know Rizal‚ he is the National Hero of the Philippines and he was a polymath and a polyglot. Rizal knew 22 languages including the Japanese Language. He stayed in Japan for about 6 weeks from February 28 to April 13‚ 1888. Just how good was Rizal in speaking Japanese? Was his six weeks of stay in Japan enough for
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gender of the artist. Morimura is also influenced by cultural‚ historical and societal issues. In Morimura’s photograph poses at the famous actress Marilyn Monroe wearing make-up and costume. He refers to the female impersonator tradition of the onnagata (female figure‚ in Japanese)‚ which reminds us that his work deals with cross cultural identity as well as gender identity. His photograph is an exploration of the individual identity and gender identity as well as other
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Tokyo‚ Rizal was embarrassed because he did not know the Japanese language. To avoid further embarrassment‚ Rizal decided to study the Japanese language. Being a born linquist‚ he was able to speak within a few days. He also studied the Japanese drama(kabuki)‚
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