The Shadow of World War II in Modern Japan: Professor's Manual Main Menu How to Use this Module Abstract An introduction to this module Terminology Schedule Introduction to Japan Japan and World War II Community Dragon Head 『ドラゴンヘッド』 Discussion: Dragon Head "Victim's History" Grave of the Fireflies 『火垂るの墓』 Discussion: Grave of the Fireflies Hiroshima Barefoot Gen 『はだしのゲン』 Discussion: Barefoot Gen Godzilla 『ゴジラ』 Discussion: Godzilla Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack!『ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ　大怪獣総攻撃』 Discussion: All-Out Attack! Godzilla Resurgence 『シン・ゴジラ』 Discussion: Godzilla Resurgence Module Wrap Up

Module Materials

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To successfully complete this course, you must have access to the following materials:
 
Films:
 
Dragon Head (Iida, 2003) [JPN ドランゴンヘッド] {doragonheddo}
Grave of the Fireflies (Takahata, 1988) [JPN 火垂の墓] {hotaru no haka}
Barefoot Gen (Masaki, 1983) [JPNはだしのゲン] {hadashi no gen}
Godzilla (Honda, 1954) [JPNゴジラ] {gojira}
Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah:  Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (Kaneko, 2001) [JPN ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ　大怪獣総攻撃] {gojira, mosura, kingu gidora daikaijuu soukougeki}
Godzilla Resurgence (Anno/Higuchi, 2016) [JPNシン・ゴジラ] {shin gojira}
 
 
Readings:
 
“Images of Armageddon: Japan's 1980s Theatre Culture.”  Uchino Tadashi.  TDR (1988-) Vol. 44, No. 1 (Spring, 2000), pp. 85-96.
 
“Panic Sites: The Japanese Imagination of Disaster from Godzilla to Akira.”  Susan J. Napier.  Journal of Japanese Studies, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Summer, 1993), pp. 327-35.
 
“Godzilla and the Japanese Nightmare: When "Them!" Is U.S.”  Chon Noriega.  Cinema Journal, Vol. 27, No. 1 (Autumn, 1987), pp. 63-77.
 
“Transcending the Victim’s History: Takahata Isao’s Grave of the Fireflies.”  Wendy Goldberg.  Mechademia, Volume 4, 2009, pp. 39-52.
 
“No More Words – Barefoot Gen, Grave of the Fireflies and ‘Victim’s History’.”  Susan J. Napier.  Anime from Akira to Princess Mononoke.  New York:  Palgrave, 2001, pp. 161-174.

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