European reception of Japanese philosophy (on the example of cinema materials of the second half of the XX century – the beginning of the XXI century) Cover Image

Європейська рецепція японської філософії (на прикладі кіно матеріалів др. пол. ХХ ст. – поч. ХХІ ст.)
European reception of Japanese philosophy (on the example of cinema materials of the second half of the XX century – the beginning of the XXI century)

Author(s): Alina Tymofeyenko
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), East Asian Philosophy, Sociology of Culture, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Japanese philosophy; Japanese culture; reception; European feature films; cinema;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to identify the features of the European reception of Japanese philosophy in feature films, to identify characteristic plot complexes and principles of representation. The methodological basis of the research is a cultural approach that made it possible to use the phenomenological, hermeneutic, semiotic methods, which allow to reveal the basic principles of the Japan‘s image explication through philosophical practices, which is reflected in European cinema. The scientific novelty of the study is to increase the heuristic potential of the image of Japan in European popular culture. Findings. European perception of Japanese philosophy, which is depicted in feature films, is interpreted through two main themes: samurai and monastic service. The general principles of extrapolating the images of a samurai and a monk are the idealization and romanticisation of the characters, the disclosure of the basic principles of the worldview, the relation of European stereotypes and the realities of the Japanese tradition.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 293-297
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian