Japan's film industry

[Haena Shin]

I definitely enjoyed Professor Tsutsui's session about disaster movies and the popularity of it in the film industry post war. I thought it was so interesting how the people in Japan were so reserved to have conversations and actual dialogue about their emotions when it came to the effects of the war. It's amazing to learn how people were able to internalize with the dark flms and engage with them in a way where it was meaningful and validating to the struggles and the hurt they felt.  

It was humorous to see the many renditions and different takes of Godzilla films that took place. I particular found the bridge of the two characters, Godzilla and King Kong to be hilarious in how they tied both Japanese and American films together.