Glasson, Janine
(2010)
The Two Worlds of the Two Ugetsu Monogatari.
Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
What is it about one work that would inspire another artist to re-explore his own views in that context? The similarities and differences between Akinari's Ugestu monogatari and Mizoguchi's revisitation, Ugetsu, reveal tantalizing clues about their authors and the society in which they were created. Ugetsu monogatari is the product of Tokugawa-era Japan, a time of a restrictive government that censored works and even imprisoned authors if they voiced disagreement with government policy. Ugetsu was filmed in postwar Japan, while the American occupation impressed its own views upon the Japanese film industry. This thesis is an exploration of the factors that may have influenced the plotline and character protrayal in Ugetsu monogatari and Ugetsu. It examines the differences between Akinari's Ugetsu monogatari and Mizoguchi's Ugetsu and questions why those differences exist.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
| Creators/Authors: |
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| ETD Committee: |
| Title | Member | Email Address | Pitt Username | ORCID |
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| Committee Chair | Jordan, Brenda | | | | | Committee Member | Chilson, Clark | | | | | Committee Member | Hirayama, Mikiko | | | | | Committee Member | Crawford, William B. | | | |
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| Date: |
16 June 2010 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
28 April 2010 |
| Approval Date: |
16 June 2010 |
| Submission Date: |
27 May 2010 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
David C. Frederick Honors College |
| Degree: |
BPhil - Bachelor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Undergraduate Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Akinari; Japanese film; Mizoguchi; Ugestu; Ugestu monogatari |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-05272010-090443/, etd-05272010-090443 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:46 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:44 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7965 |
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