| 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 |
WMBB5502 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
超域文化論演習Ａ |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
チョウイキブンカロンエンシュウA |
Subject Name in
English |
Seminar on Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies A |
| Instructor |
FUJIKI KOSUKE |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
フジキ コウスケ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 2Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(2T) Weds5-8：LET B205 |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Seminar, discussion |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
23
:
Arts and Humanities |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
04
:
Arts |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Japanese cinema, Iwai Shunji, ethnicity, art cinema |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course focuses on the works of Shunji Iwai as a filmmaker, aiming to understand the characteristics of Japanese cinema since the 1990s. Students are required to discuss the films while taking into account the assigned readings. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson 1: Love Letter (1)
lesson 2: Love Letter (2)
lesson 3: Swallowtail Butterfly (1)
lesson 4: Swallowtail Butterfly (2)
lesson 5: All about Lily Chou-Chou (1)
lesson 6: All about Lily Chou-Chou (2)
lesson 7: Hana & Alice (1)
lesson 8: Hana & Alice (2)
lesson 9: Vampire (1)
lesson 10: Vampire (2)
lesson 11: Last Letter (China) (1)
lesson 12: Last Letter (China) (2)
lesson 13: Last Letter (Japan) (1)
lesson 14: Last Letter (Japan) (2)
lesson 15: In-class essay |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Natsume Miyuki, ed. Iwai Shunji: From Love Letter to Last Letter, and to Last Letter, Kawade Shobo Shinsha, ISBN: 978-4309291130 |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Visual Materials |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Post-class Report |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Lessons 1 & 2
Preparation: Read “How Love Letter Changed the Landscape of Korean Cinema” and the film review “Love Letter.”
Lessons 3 & 4
Preparation: Read “How Iwai Shunji’s Films Have Been Received in China” and the film review “Swallowtail Butterfly.”
Lessons 5 & 6
Preparation: Read “Murakami Haruki and Iwai Shunji: Writers in the First Person” and the film review “All About Lily Chou-Chou.”
Lessons 7 & 8
Preparation: Read “Four Fragments on Iwai Shunji’s Films” and the film review “Hana & Alice.”
Lessons 9 & 10
Preparation: Read “Empty Bodies and Fragile Hearts” and the film review “Vampire.”
Lessons 11 & 12
Preparation: Read “The Stories of ‘Proxy Agents’ — The Logic of Substitution in Last Letter and Its Remake” and the film review “Last Letter (China).”
Lessons 13 & 14
Preparation: Read “The Presence of Death, or Loss” and the film review “Last Letter (Japan)."
Lesson 15
Preparation: Review the previous lessons. |
| Requirements |
The use of light-emitting devices such as smartphones is strictly prohibited while watching videos. |
| Grading Method |
Participation in discussions during lectures: 50%
Effort on reports undertaken during the final lesson: 50% |
| 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. |