One country and one city: Brazilian immigrants in Japanese 21st century films
The films The City of Lost Souls (2000) directed by Takashi Miike and Goldfish Go Home (2012) by Shōhei Shiozaki share a common theme about the life of Brazilians in Japan. They were both directed by Japanese filmmakers in two specific moments in the context of the Brazilian immigration to Japan, wh...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositorio: | Pós (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/41167 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revistapos/article/view/41167 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cinema japonês espaço cinematográfico imigração montagem Cine japonés espacio cinematográfico inmigración Montaje cinematográfico Japanese cinema cinematographic space immigration film editing |
| Sumario: | The films The City of Lost Souls (2000) directed by Takashi Miike and Goldfish Go Home (2012) by Shōhei Shiozaki share a common theme about the life of Brazilians in Japan. They were both directed by Japanese filmmakers in two specific moments in the context of the Brazilian immigration to Japan, which is ongoing since 1990. Despite their commonalities, the two films present different aesthetic views that lead to contradictory understandings about the interaction of Japanese and Brazilians in Japan. This article brings into discussion how establishing shots and spatial continuity express these views in the films. Establishing shots are the starting point to recognize the location of scenes and actions in films. The aim here is to show how diegetic space and spatial continuity built by film editing are essential elements in representations of interaction between foreigners and nationals. This analysis is based on the spaces represented, their historical and cultural characteristics and some of the political implications of these representations. |
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