Youth image of post-war Japan movie: Around the Nikkatsu movie

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26770062
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: CHIBA KEI 千葉大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 人文社会科学研究科特別研究員 (40440218)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 日本映画 / 民主主義 / 日活 / 自己決定

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was to analyze how "democracy" has been represented in the post-war Japanese cinema. In addition, this study is the subject of analysis of the movie Nikkatsu, revealed the extent of the impact of the idea of post-war democracy. In addition, by analyzing the generation of expression in contact with the democracy in childhood - adolescence in this study, it is clear that the representation seen a rebound to the old generation has been a representation of their own democracy did. Its biggest feature is a warning to that principle of "respect for the right to self-determination" is alienated by using the "spirit of dialogue" often by conservatives, it was accused of deception of democracy of the old generation.

Free Research Field

近現代日本美術史