Tokyo

descriptions ascribed to Ozu’s cinema and its purpose as “more metaphysical reason of its being circular” a balanced, continuous geometrical form congenial to the human mind” (12). Something I found peculiar and odd while watching Late Spring and Woman of Tokyo was the dialogue and the body language that required more than just a glimpse to analyze or understand. There were many scenes within the first half an hour of the film Late Spring with the Noriko (Satsuke) smiling at her father, Somiya,…

not anything is possible. It is pretty easy to come up with examples that are not possible: it is not possible for me both to be and not to be (Hamlet); it is not possible for me to rise up into the air, and it is not even possible for me to be in Tokyo at this moment because I’m in Los Angeles writing this essay. Those three examples are not picked at random, they illustrate difinite classes of impossibility recognized by philosophers:…

Hiro Hamada (voiced by Ryan Potter) is a young robotics prodigy, who lives in the urban, mashup fantasy city of San Fransokyo (combination of San Francisco and Tokyo). Next to his older brother, Tadashi (voiced by Daniel Henney), Hiro's closest partner is Baymax (endearingly voiced by Scott Adsit), an inflatable, lovable robot that is designed by Tadashi whose key purpose is to take care of people. While Hiro creates a special bond with Baymax, a catastrophic turn of events hurls them into the…

contracted by the military began to create racist pieces of propaganda to counteract a loss in efficiency. An entire series of propaganda posters created by the Douglas Aircraft Company, Tokyo Kid Say, contained a Japanese man with various sayings related to the war effort. One specific example contains the “Tokyo kid” drawn to look like a bloodthirsty savage. Pointed, pulled back ears, sharp teeth, and drool hanging from his mouth all give an animalistic impression, while his narrowly squinted…

In late 1996, China’s leaders vehemently objected to Disney’s plans to distribute the movie ‘Kundun,’ Martin Scorsese’s film that told the story of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and China’s brutal occupation of that nation. Following the film’s release in 1997, China’s leaders made threatening statements concerning Disney’s future in their markets. Disney held firm on its position on the movie. “Disney’s potential business in China is infinite. But Disney has to decide whether…

In Tokyo the Foreign Minister of Japan Mamoru Shigemitsu met with Swedish ambassador asking what peace terms do the British and Americans have in mind and that they are willing to negotiate as long as the emperor is not to be touched. The message was delivered…

government neglected the administration of the provinces. Samurai strength rested on strong group loyalty and discipline. These bands managed large areas of rice land in eastern Japan, around modern Tôkyô. In 1185 a new government was founded by the Minamoto family in Kamakura, south of modern Tôkyô. In 1192 Minamoto Yoritomo was given the title 'shôgun' to signify his military control over the country. While it followed the laws of the Heian government, the Kamakura government was run by a…

Kincaid’s (2015) article begins by making the argument that Dragon Ball Z was a major breakthrough for shonen anime in terms of entering the American/western TV viewing markets. Admittedly, Kincaid (2015) expresses his own limited knowledge of Dragon Ball Z by informing the reader that he found the series the most appealing due to the new “modern” anime series put out in 1990s Japan, and that he actually disliked the original Dragon Ball series of the 1980s. More so, he claims that watching the…

area of Tokyo. Occasionally, the winter weather sprinkles the city with a light dusting of snow, but it rarely settles for long and is quick to melt. The averages for each month (high/low, in Celsius) are as follows: January (9oC/2oC), February (9oC/2oC), March (13oC/4oC), April (18oC/10oC), May (23oC/14oC), June (25oC/17oC), July (28oC/22oC), August (31oC/24oC), September (27oC/20oC), October (21oC, 14oC), November (16oC/8oC), December…

get away with it without being punished. For the prosecution and prevention of crimes against humanity in the coming future. 2. What is the connection between the Nuremburg trials (http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials) and Tokyo war crimes tribunals (http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=221)…