http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=articles+on+j-horror&gbv=2&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&oi=scholart
this is a page filled with articles and book refrences of the j-horror genre. now all i need to do is to siff through ALL of them and see if there are any rejects!!!
http://www.twinisles.com/japan/culture/c025.php
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh, this is a good site, hopefully it will give me some examples for other movies that could be a backup, if anything goes wrong!!!
it states
"J-Horror is a term used to refer to Japanese contributions to horror fiction in popular culture. Whereas American modern day horror films tend to rely heavily on special effects and a multitude of sub-genre (i.e. slashers, demons, extraterrestrials, etc.), J-horror tends to focus on psychological horror and tension building (anticipation), particularly involving ghosts and poltergeist. Certain popular J-Horror films are based on manga (e.g. Tomie, Uzumaki and Yogen). Many contain themes of folk religion such as: possession, exorcism, shamanism, precognition, and yokai (apparitions, spirits and demons)"
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
ACTION PLANN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok minions gather round!!! Lord Jenny is now making an action plan!!!!
what i've done!!!
okkkkkkkkkkk, um, at the moment i have got about two websites which are really great!!. i've just bought 'dark water' and 'audition' and am waiting for 'itchi the killer' for my textual analysis.
i have looked at a few articles that look at the spiritual nature of j-horror vs western horror, and also have reffered back to my question whenever i felt lost or needed inspiration.
what i must do!!!
ummmmmm, ok, i need to do my textual analysis of all three films, and perhaps i can also compair these findings to some western horror films such as the old style horrors. if i can do this it may lead me to know what is in j-horror films that aren't in the western films which fans of the genre are seeking out!
so i also need to read and review some of the other articles which i have yet to look over and also find some more websites which can help me.
also i think i may need to start writing a come questions for the questionnair...
so dearest minions of jenny GET CRACKING!!!!!
what i've done!!!
okkkkkkkkkkk, um, at the moment i have got about two websites which are really great!!. i've just bought 'dark water' and 'audition' and am waiting for 'itchi the killer' for my textual analysis.
i have looked at a few articles that look at the spiritual nature of j-horror vs western horror, and also have reffered back to my question whenever i felt lost or needed inspiration.
what i must do!!!
ummmmmm, ok, i need to do my textual analysis of all three films, and perhaps i can also compair these findings to some western horror films such as the old style horrors. if i can do this it may lead me to know what is in j-horror films that aren't in the western films which fans of the genre are seeking out!
so i also need to read and review some of the other articles which i have yet to look over and also find some more websites which can help me.
also i think i may need to start writing a come questions for the questionnair...
so dearest minions of jenny GET CRACKING!!!!!
sPIRITUAL LEVELS!!
bY mARK kERMODE
"The supernatual has a unique quality in japanese horror films, yet US remakes of them still clean up. As Walter Salles' version of Hideo Nakatas' Dark water' is released, Mark Kermode considers what survives in translation, and what it is about these haunting filma that just can't be homogenised for western."
"the supernatural is such a large part of the japanese culture, in a way they don't question it the way we question it. it's much more a part of their world, not something that they visit every now and then as we do"
"walking along a body of water, you sense ghosts being born" it was said in the interview, as if it was the most normal thing in the world.
wATCHING dARK wATER!!!
last night i watched Dark water, a Japanese horror film which is said to be one of the best representations of haunting spirits and a mothers unwaning love for their child. it however was not as good as i thought it was going to be. i'v read many articles who drop the name 'dark water' whenever they talk about contrasts in western and eastern views from audiences, however i think this example has simply been taken as a given. when you talk about j-horror you HAVE to say something about this movie. however, there are many other films which are just as good, maybe even better and also fit the criterea for a spine chilling movie, that doesn't get the same attention. however, i may be being too harsh.....
i enjoyed the film, and i think there were spine tingling moments. i also reeeeeeeaaaaly liked how the idea of a mother protects her child above even her own life was beautiful. (after the film i went and told my mother that i loved her so much and then gave her a huge hug).
i want to now watch the western re-make of the film. i do not know how i can link it in with my research. or, perhaps i can show that western audiences who enjoy the j-horror genre are looking for more than just blood and gore and sudden shocks that are within western horrors. by compairing the western re-makes and some western horrors to japanese horrors, i can see what is different and possibly this could answer the question of 'what are western audiences who are fans of j-horror looking for when they watch the movies??'
"The supernatual has a unique quality in japanese horror films, yet US remakes of them still clean up. As Walter Salles' version of Hideo Nakatas' Dark water' is released, Mark Kermode considers what survives in translation, and what it is about these haunting filma that just can't be homogenised for western."
"the supernatural is such a large part of the japanese culture, in a way they don't question it the way we question it. it's much more a part of their world, not something that they visit every now and then as we do"
"walking along a body of water, you sense ghosts being born" it was said in the interview, as if it was the most normal thing in the world.
wATCHING dARK wATER!!!
last night i watched Dark water, a Japanese horror film which is said to be one of the best representations of haunting spirits and a mothers unwaning love for their child. it however was not as good as i thought it was going to be. i'v read many articles who drop the name 'dark water' whenever they talk about contrasts in western and eastern views from audiences, however i think this example has simply been taken as a given. when you talk about j-horror you HAVE to say something about this movie. however, there are many other films which are just as good, maybe even better and also fit the criterea for a spine chilling movie, that doesn't get the same attention. however, i may be being too harsh.....
i enjoyed the film, and i think there were spine tingling moments. i also reeeeeeeaaaaly liked how the idea of a mother protects her child above even her own life was beautiful. (after the film i went and told my mother that i loved her so much and then gave her a huge hug).
i want to now watch the western re-make of the film. i do not know how i can link it in with my research. or, perhaps i can show that western audiences who enjoy the j-horror genre are looking for more than just blood and gore and sudden shocks that are within western horrors. by compairing the western re-makes and some western horrors to japanese horrors, i can see what is different and possibly this could answer the question of 'what are western audiences who are fans of j-horror looking for when they watch the movies??'
Master of J-HORROR
By nORMAN eNGLAND
this is an article about j-horror producer tAKA iCHISE and the films such as Ju-on and Ring-o. these are said to be of the leading j-horror films of the ages and are very influential on the views of j-horror critics.
This article comment so the spiritual basis of j-horror films, especially such films as the ring and the grudge. he also talks about how he and sAM rAIMI discussed the values of j-horror and western horror, their similarities and their differences. Gore Verbinski the director of the ring was an American director transferring a japanese horror to western audiences, however in doing this he has changed the purity of its spiritual nature.
sPIRITUAL nATURE...
As I have said in a previous quote that western audiences prefer to look at monsters than spirits, perhaps because western religions and spiritual beliefs are not as prominent as Asian beliefs. it is true that Asian culture puts a stronger emphasis on the spiritual world, whereas western culture does not view “spirits” as a reality. In Japan, if you’re haunted by a Ghost, you’re bloody haunted by a ghost!!!
this is an article about j-horror producer tAKA iCHISE and the films such as Ju-on and Ring-o. these are said to be of the leading j-horror films of the ages and are very influential on the views of j-horror critics.
This article comment so the spiritual basis of j-horror films, especially such films as the ring and the grudge. he also talks about how he and sAM rAIMI discussed the values of j-horror and western horror, their similarities and their differences. Gore Verbinski the director of the ring was an American director transferring a japanese horror to western audiences, however in doing this he has changed the purity of its spiritual nature.
sPIRITUAL nATURE...
As I have said in a previous quote that western audiences prefer to look at monsters than spirits, perhaps because western religions and spiritual beliefs are not as prominent as Asian beliefs. it is true that Asian culture puts a stronger emphasis on the spiritual world, whereas western culture does not view “spirits” as a reality. In Japan, if you’re haunted by a Ghost, you’re bloody haunted by a ghost!!!
Monday, March 17, 2008
The Death of J-horror
by Nickolas Rucka
http://www.midnighteye.com/features/death-of-j-horror.shtml
this is an article that depicts how j-horror is being destroyed by the western cultures. He describes the sequels and the western remakes of j-horror in a very negative light...
“this piece is me drawing a line in the sand and demanding that the producers allow - or FORCE - their filmmakers to work in a creative manner and put an end to the obsessive sequel-making and regurgitation of the shinrei-mono eiga ('ghost film') that is dragging down Japanese film (and Hollywood horror for that matter).”
http://www.midnighteye.com/features/death-of-j-horror.shtml
this is an article that depicts how j-horror is being destroyed by the western cultures. He describes the sequels and the western remakes of j-horror in a very negative light...
“this piece is me drawing a line in the sand and demanding that the producers allow - or FORCE - their filmmakers to work in a creative manner and put an end to the obsessive sequel-making and regurgitation of the shinrei-mono eiga ('ghost film') that is dragging down Japanese film (and Hollywood horror for that matter).”
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
BFI visit
Ok….the visit to the BFI library was kinda fun, and I got loads of references and info about my subject.
Although, now I’ve got a lot of info on the Japanese horror movie Dark water, which also looks amazing. I’ve never seen this film and it may be good for analysis and a starting point for my interviews.
Perhaps I should reconsider the movies I want to look at????
Takahi Mikke audition is a movie analysts dream movie within the horror genre, I found loads of references to this film.
i also recieved many good quotations about the psychological approach to spirits and monsters and how the Japanese audiences react to them. “ Americans seem to prefer a more physical style with a huge emphasis on special makeup. To us, this isn’t a ghost- it’s a monster"
this was a brilliant way of summing up my thoughts exactly.....japanese audiences and fans of j-horror not only love the gore, but also the psychological experinece that comes with it.
e.g brain dead made by peter jackson (lord of the rings). this was one of his first ever movies and revolves around a guy who is trapped in a house wher his mother has become a zombie. he has to save the women he loves by cutting his way out of the house....with...................a lawn mower!!! from beginning to end it is simply a blood bath and grose-out-fest and doesn't really have much of a plot. even though i love the film, i can understand why some people wouldn't like it (most people actually) because there is hardly a plot and seems to just be an excuse to use an insane amount of red liquid!!!
if i compaired it to a j-horror such as ONIBABA directed by Kaneto Shindo, we can see a very clear difference as this film concentrates on the psychological horror created by dark human emotions before it introduces anything supernatural and one is left to contemplate which is worse, the dark side of humanity or the vengeful dead. Its filmed in sumptuous black and white and is set in a marshland. The story unfolds like a folktale and Shindo makes full use both visually and symbolically of the long stalks of grass waving in the wind.
these two complete horror fest movies take completely different stances on how to thrill and scare their audiences.
useful link found:
http://www.kulturblog.com/2005/01/old-school-j-horror/
Although, now I’ve got a lot of info on the Japanese horror movie Dark water, which also looks amazing. I’ve never seen this film and it may be good for analysis and a starting point for my interviews.
Perhaps I should reconsider the movies I want to look at????
Takahi Mikke audition is a movie analysts dream movie within the horror genre, I found loads of references to this film.
i also recieved many good quotations about the psychological approach to spirits and monsters and how the Japanese audiences react to them. “ Americans seem to prefer a more physical style with a huge emphasis on special makeup. To us, this isn’t a ghost- it’s a monster"
this was a brilliant way of summing up my thoughts exactly.....japanese audiences and fans of j-horror not only love the gore, but also the psychological experinece that comes with it.
e.g brain dead made by peter jackson (lord of the rings). this was one of his first ever movies and revolves around a guy who is trapped in a house wher his mother has become a zombie. he has to save the women he loves by cutting his way out of the house....with...................a lawn mower!!! from beginning to end it is simply a blood bath and grose-out-fest and doesn't really have much of a plot. even though i love the film, i can understand why some people wouldn't like it (most people actually) because there is hardly a plot and seems to just be an excuse to use an insane amount of red liquid!!!
if i compaired it to a j-horror such as ONIBABA directed by Kaneto Shindo, we can see a very clear difference as this film concentrates on the psychological horror created by dark human emotions before it introduces anything supernatural and one is left to contemplate which is worse, the dark side of humanity or the vengeful dead. Its filmed in sumptuous black and white and is set in a marshland. The story unfolds like a folktale and Shindo makes full use both visually and symbolically of the long stalks of grass waving in the wind.
these two complete horror fest movies take completely different stances on how to thrill and scare their audiences.
useful link found:
http://www.kulturblog.com/2005/01/old-school-j-horror/
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