Following the rays of Kurahara Koreyoshi’s Black Sun. Negrophilia in Japanese cinema

This article explores two films by Kurahara Koreyoshi: Black Sun and Safari 5000, in the context of the scholars John Russell and Jonathan D. Mackintosh’s approaches to racism and so-called negrophilia in Japanese mass-culture and cinema. The authors argue that cultural stereotypes even have a negat...

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Main Authors: Marek Bochniarz, Przemysław Sztafiej
Format: Article
Language:Polish
Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu 2018-05-01
Series:Przestrzenie Teorii
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Online Access:https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/pt/article/view/12604
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Summary:This article explores two films by Kurahara Koreyoshi: Black Sun and Safari 5000, in the context of the scholars John Russell and Jonathan D. Mackintosh’s approaches to racism and so-called negrophilia in Japanese mass-culture and cinema. The authors argue that cultural stereotypes even have a negative impact on the artistically original Japanese directors, who only seem to be independent and express their thoughts freely.
ISSN:1644-6763
2450-5765