1. The title of the film is Ugetsu‚ also known as Ugetsu Monogatari. The movie was made in the year 1953 by director‚ Kenji Mizoguchi. The film’s country of origin is Japan. The film’s main actors and actresses are Machiko Kyou (lady Wakasa)‚ Mitsuko Mito (Ohama)‚ Masayuki Mori (Genjurou)‚ Eitaro Ozawa (Toubei)‚ and Kinuyo Tanaka (Miyagi). 2. There are many different antagonists in the movie. The first antagonists are the invading
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number of regional lords‚ the daimyo‚ each of whom employed a contingent of samurai warriors. All of these military elites were expected to follow the code of bushido - the "way of the warrior." Among the demands of bushido were loyalty to one’s master‚ and fearlessness in the face of death. The story known as "Chushingura" is based on a real historical incident that took place in 1701‚ in which forty-seven loyal samurai revenged the death of their lord. The story has become famous in Japan through
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The novel‚ White Crane by Sandy Fussel teaches us that the samurai kids achieve because they obey the code of Bushido. Sandy Fussel’s novel White Crane demonstrates that despite disabilities the Samurai kids achieve success because they follow the code of Bushido. In the novel‚ Yoshi learns to become a great leader and shows great courage. Niya shows great kindness to others‚ and Taji demonstrates great wisdom and perceptiveness. By honouring the code of Bushido‚ they and the rest of the Cockroach
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Feudal Japan was not a very successful civilization due to the choice of feudalism. Feudal Japan has succeeded‚ failed‚ and had a rather small evolution period. Japan had succeeded in ways of battle‚ environmental adaptations‚ literature‚ and other influences. Japan also failed greatly in governing. Japan had made good changes during and after the feudalist period especially the governmental changes. This feudalist period of Japan started in about 1185 starting with many changes and successes. The
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consumed in the world.) During the middle ages the majority of common people in Japan were either farmers or fishermen (not everyone can be a samurai). Theses lives were hard because frequent storms would destroy crops and endanger fishermen. Both the farmer and the fisherman worked hard and yet they still had to pay heavy taxes to the nobles. To be a samurai or a monk one had to dedicate himself to the
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political stability‚ and economic growth under the shogunate founded by Tokugawa leyasu (Saldasis‚ 2011‚p.214-215). Feudal Japan was a hierarchy with the Emperors and Shoguns settled at the top and the rest of the classes below‚ such as the Daimyo‚ Samurai‚ Peasants‚ Artisans and Merchants. During the Edo Era‚ Shoguns held and gained the most power over other social classes through their military‚ political and social power. In particular‚ they had power of over the army; they were able to make restrictions
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Religions And Japanese Culture Many religions are popular within the Japanese culture. Two of the most influential religions‚ Shinto and Buddhism that help shaped a lot of Japanese values are Shinto and Buddhism‚ played a large role in shaping Japanese values. Numerous similarities and differences run between these two religions; nonetheless‚ the Japanese often believe in more than one religion at the same time. This is possible due to the polytheistic nature of most popular religions in Japan
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ESSAY My favorite character from the book called Hunger Games is Cinna because he is one of the good characters in this book. He was killed by the capital by giving hope to poor people‚ and encouraging them to fight back the government. In the book of Hunger Games Cinna is a designer and stylist that was assigned for districted 12. Even though Cinna was one of the rich people he knew that President Snow was a dictator and he became good friends with Katniss and her friends. In the second book of
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Historians today consider both Sei Shōnagon (The Pillow Book) and Kenkō (Essays in Idleness) spokesmen for their respective ages. Each propounded a particular vision of male and female deportment and sensibility. Compare either the masculine or feminine ideals offered by these authors‚ or‚ alternatively‚ their views on proper relations between the sexes. How do differences between Shōnagon and Kenkō reflect historical change and the different perspectives of their eras? What other factors might
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Passage from http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/japan_1750_meiji.htmIn 1868 the Tokugawa shôgun ("great general")‚ who ruled Japan in the feudal period‚ lost his power and the emperor was restored to the supreme position. The emperor took the name Meiji ("enlightened rule") as his reign name; this event was known as the Meiji Restoration. The Reign of the Meiji Emperor When the Meiji emperor was restored as head of Japan in 1868‚ the nation was a militarily weak country‚ was primarily agricultural
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