MS 161 PO: Radical Japanese Cinema: The Politics of Mid-Century Japanese Cinema

The Japanese New Wave used sex, violence, and the body to launch a critique of domestic and international policies, high-growth economics, and the conventions of Japanese cinema. We explore the utopic visions of radical Japanese filmmaking and its powerful demonstration against social norms. Prerequisite: MS 50 or equivalent or by permission of instructor. Instructor: J. Hall [Media Theory or Media History]