Tale of Gengi clips on You Tube

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

I just watched the Tale of Gengi video on You Tube. I've been meaning to watch it for sometime now. I am finally getting around to it now that school is out. It is good to have a visual. However, I found the the video clip was a little too short. It was not explicit enough for me. I found it a little confusing. The text in the Anthology of Japanese Literature was more comprehendable. I just wondered if anyone else watched the clip on You Tube and what you thought.

[Anonymous]

Do you have the link to the video?

[Anonymous]

I too watched the video clips on the Tale of Genji. At first as I was watching them I was really excited about the prospect of using them in my 7th grade social studies class. However, as I continued to watch I saw the nudity that we were kind of warned about in class. I did not think I could get away with using that with seventh graders. I still thought maybe I could just use parts and cut out the nudity. However, like you said that would just make the story even more confusing for students. So I decided to pass on using the video clips on the Tale of Genji. I am still in search of a good supplemental resource to go along with Genji if any one has any other suggestions?

[Anonymous]

You Tube is blocked by our school server, but I was able to find the Tale of Genji on a website called Crunchyroll.com, it is a website of videos and pics dedicated to anime.

[Anonymous]

Prof Miyake also mentioned that there were lots of versions of the Tale of Genji in anime and in manja form. I think that some good manja, like the one with the potatoes even, might be cute, not x rated and keep the attention of some 7th graders. I just read a beautiful summary of the story that was t with Japanese prints inspired by the book. However, I am not sure that 12 years olds might be that interested. I think that if I were that age I would think that the one where the characters are potatoes (or were they radishes) might work the best. It could be just that I think I'd like to read that version now. However, I'm not a middle school teacher, perhaps I just don't give them enough credit, but since I don't think that I would show a race cartoon to my seniors, I guess 7th graders just seems out of the question.

[Anonymous]

I would like a format of Tale of the Gengi so that I can show my students as well. Obviously, we do need to screen videos before showing them to our students. However, I did find a website that has a copy of the Tale of the Gengi. I am pasting a copy of that information below.

You can check out the UAA Video/Film Catalog. It only comes in a VHS. YOu may e-mail [email protected]. Theprogram lasts for 60n minutes. The contact person is MIchele Melaney , Film Librarian. She may reached at [email protected]

Phone: 1-907-786-6831, Fax: 786-6835
Learning Resources Center
3211 Providence Drive, SMH 128 Anchorage, Alaska 99508-8324

If anyone has a chance to check ot this video, let me know how it works out for you.

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[Anonymous]

I know that several people were interested in using The Tale of the Gengi in their classrooms. I found some interesting sites that could be helpful. One of the is a series of picture clips. This could help students have a visual of the story as they read. However, it's not the best. The good part about it is that it gives students a visual of traditonal Japanese attire and it could make the characters more real for the students.

http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/asian377/studentspring99/asian3773/gengi/

The other site gives the story along with a picture. This could work well in class if shown on an LCD Projector and the students could read the story as a class. http//webworld.unesco.org/gengi/en/

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