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| In: | Short Film Studies, 5, 2015, 2, p. 197-201 |
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Intellect
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| Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
| Physical Description: | 197-201 |
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| ISSN: |
2042-7824
2042-7832 |
| DOI: | 10.1386/sfs.5.2.197_1 |
| published in: | Short Film Studies |
| Language: | English |
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| Collection: | Intellect (CrossRef) |
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Set in Japan in 1933, Bean Cake deals with the workings of a totalitarian system in everyday life. This article discusses the significance of the film for modern Japanese historiography, especially its interpretation of the Japanese ‘totalitarian’ system. The article also examines how well the film presents such large political and historical questions both visually and as narrative.</jats:p> |