| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMBB5102 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
超域文化論講義Ｂ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
チョウイキブンカロンコウギB |
Subject Name in
English |
Lecture on Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies B |
| Instructor |
FUJIKI KOSUKE |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
フジキ コウスケ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Weds5-8：LET B205 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| ・Seminar ・Discussion ・Oral presentation ・Work |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
| Course Level |
6
:
Graduate Advanced
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
04
:
Arts |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Haruki Murakami, adaptation, global art cinema, Japanese cinema |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course aims to approach the questions of transnational film adaptation through analysis and discussion of the films based on the Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s works. You will be expected to discuss the films in comparison with the respective short stories. |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson 1: After the Quake (1)
Lesson 2: After the Quake (2)
Lesson 3: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (1)
Lesson 4: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2)
Lesson 5: All God's Children Can Dance (1)
Lesson 6: All God's Children Can Dance (2)
Lesson 7: The Other Side of the Woods (1)
Lesson 8: The Other Side of the Woods (2)
Lesson 9: Burning (1)
Lesson 10: Burning (2)
Lesson 11: Hanalei Bay (1)
Lesson 12: Hanalei Bay (2)
Lesson 13: Tony Takitani (1)
Lesson 14: Tony Takitani (2)
Lesson 15: In-class essay |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Fujiki, Kosuke, Murakami x Cinema: Haruki Murakami and Film Adaptation (Shinwa-sha, ISBN 978-4864051866). Other course readings will be uploaded on Moodle. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Other (see [More Details]), moodle |
| (More Details) |
・Project, ・Screen, ・HDMI cable |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Lesson 1:
Preparation: Read the short stories “UFO in Kushiro” and “Super-Frog Saves Tokyo.”
Lesson 2:
Preparation: Read the short stories "Landscape with Flatiron" and "All God's Children Can Dance."
Lesson 3:
Preparation: Read the short stories “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” and “Birthday Girl."
Lesson 4:
Review: Read Supplementary Chapter 4 of Murakami x Cinema.
Lesson 5:
Preparation: Re-read the short story “All God's Children Can Dance.”
Lesson 6:
Review: Read Chapter 6 of Murakami x Cinema.
Lesson 7:
Read the short story “Her Little Dog in the Ground.”
Lesson 8:
Review: Read Chapter 4 of Murakami x Cinema.
Lesson 9:
Preparation: Read the short story “Barn Burning.”
Lesson 10:
Review: Read Chapter 10 and Supplementary Chapter 3 of Murakami x Cinema.
Lesson 11:
Preparation: Read the short story “Hanalei Bay.”
Lesson 12:
Review: Read Chapter 9 of Murakami x Cinema.
Lesson 13:
Preparation: Read the short story “Tony Takitani.”
Lesson 14:
Review: Read Chapter 5 of Murakami x Cinema.
Lesson 15:
Preparation: Review previous lessons. |
| Requirements |
The use of light-emitting devices such as smartphones is strictly prohibited while watching videos. |
| Grading Method |
Report, assignment, attitude toward the class ,etc. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |