Analyzing the Representation of Southeast Asian Films through Collaboration of Area Studies and Film Studies

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20H01201
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01050:Aesthetics and art studies-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Yamamoto Hiroyuki 京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 准教授 (80334308)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 平松 秀樹 京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 連携准教授 (20808828) ; 西 芳実 京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 准教授 (30431779)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 東南アジア / 映画 / 物語文化圏 / 越境 / 混血

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As a survey of film analysis based on social and cultural understanding, five films each from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia were selected and analysed from three angles: belief norms, class disparities and historical perceptions. Through discussions in the project, the significance and content of the bundling of ‘Southeast Asian cinema’ was examined from the perspectives of film history, major film directors and productions, and changes in filming and screening techniques in each country.

Free Research Field

地域研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

社会と文化に通じた地域研究者と、映画史に通じた映画研究者との共同作業により、映画を通じて東南アジアの社会が直面する課題、および東南アジアに暮らす人びとがその課題をどのように受け止めて取り組もうとしているかを理解することができる。