tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post297941744511746720..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Such a privilege to see Kenji Mizoguchi's The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum on a big screen! (Film review) YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-50348691436604792212021-04-20T12:24:50.453+08:002021-04-20T12:24:50.453+08:00Hi again Brian --
Interesting to me too -- though...Hi again Brian --<br /><br />Interesting to me too -- though I think I learned about those particular Japanese cultural things via watching lots of Japanese period films and visiting museums, historic homes, etc. in Japan rather than academic film books! ;)<br /><br />The only academicky/serious Japanese film book I have is Donald Richie's "A Hundred Years of Japanese Film" but YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-28117369064912908752021-04-20T10:48:06.615+08:002021-04-20T10:48:06.615+08:00Yes but I don't know what they are re Japan of...Yes but I don't know what they are re Japan of a few hundred years ago. Now I have some small understanding. Just interesting to me. It is academic. That is often a negative when reading about films ie you know who in HK. But I am just reading it a but at a time and so far so good. I have read about the periods to understand better the context but this should help.Brian Naashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798896753133473887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-66366597840452315072021-04-19T13:06:53.156+08:002021-04-19T13:06:53.156+08:00Hi Brian --
"attire, body language and hair ...Hi Brian --<br /><br />"attire, body language and hair cuts can tell you about the status of the characters in society". Isn't this common knowledge and applicable to most any society?<br /><br />Out of curiosity, I looked up that book you're reading and found a review that states the following re it:-<br /><br />"“How does one summarise this book?” The answer is that thisYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-39524189033894516162021-04-18T17:45:51.721+08:002021-04-18T17:45:51.721+08:00I am reading a book about Japanese period films ti...I am reading a book about Japanese period films titled The Japanese Period Film by Thornton. Reading it slowly because I have 4 other books going but the first couple chapters are interesting in what she says about how attire, body language and hair cuts can tell you about the status of the characters in society. Very structured and breaking the rules for the underclass could lead to death - suchBrian Naashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798896753133473887noreply@blogger.com