Posts tagged "Japanese cinema"

Noriko and the City of the Dog: Freedom, Autonomy, and Exile

An analysis of dog symbolism in Ozu Yasujiro's Early Summer (1952), examining themes of freedom, autonomy, and exile through the film's opening sequence.

Film analysis Japanese cinema Ozu Symbolism Film Middlebury College

🗓️ May 2, 1996
The Womb in the Dunes: Transformations in Suna no Onna

An analysis of symbolism and transformation in Teshigahara's Woman in the Dunes

Film analysis Japanese cinema Teshigahara Symbolism Middlebury College

🗓️ May 1, 1995