Period Dramas in Japan FINAL PAPER

The topic I chose is No.3

3. Discuss cinematic constructions of masculinity in two films of your own choosing. You may focus on how the films portray the main male character(s)’s bodies and actions and consider how the films’ formal and stylistic features contribute to your perception of their masculinity.

Movie you have to watch:

1. Shura 1971

2. Seven suMurai 1954

Please have clear thesis and citation

3 Articles you may use

1. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, Toho, 1954)Video Resource

2. Inuhiko Yomota "Two or Three Things I know about ATG"

3. Go Hirasawa "Underground Cinema and the Art Theatre Guild"