Fake Samurai: The Image of Warriors in Film and TV Shows


The Japanese warrior culture went through a lot of changes from its beginnings in the 12th century to its withering in the 19th. The wild, raw, battle-hardened soldier of the Warring States era was replaced in the more peaceful Edo period by the staid administrator who misses the glorious and adventurous times, studies the warrior wisdom of bushidō, and practices battling an imaginary foe on the tatami mat. Still, the Japanese warrior is often represented on screen as a certain fictional idealized figure, as if stripped apart from his historical context. This presentation is about the authenticity of the portrayal of the samurai in film and TV shows, that is, how and whether the artistic vision matches the historical reality.


Scheduled
Fake Samurai: The Image of Warriors in Film and TV ShowsSaturday, 22.09 15:00 - 15:45
Maret Nukke, Jaapani uuringute lektor, Tallinna Ülikool