The Play of Shadows in Japanese Cinema
The medieval Japanese Buddhist-inspired aesthetic concept of yūgen emphasizes the absence of light, movement, and form in order to create a sense of deep but non-discursive meaning. This pre-modern concept can be applied to the film Rashomon to appreciate how the movie uses light and shadow to point...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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Material religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 507-525 |
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Shadows
B yūgen B Hirokazu Kore'eda B Akira Kurosawa B Light B Emptiness B non-diegetic B yin |
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