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	U.S. Catholic Bishops - Office of Film and Broadcasting
		Directed by Kon Ichikawa, the Japanese production takes a strong anti-war stance through a series of flashbacks to the horrors of battle, but uses hauntingly poetic imagery to convey the main theme of life's value and the need to atone for its loss.
		Japanese director Akira Kurosawa concentrates on evoking the vast remoteness of the Siberian wilderness, a world the Russian finds forbidding but one in which the hunter is perfectly at home.
		Director Roberto Rossellini began filming while German troops were still in the city and the result has a documentary quality giving a sense of immediacy to the period portrayal of events by a cast whose naturalistic acting captures the fervor and determination of diverse social types united in their opposition to fascism.
	www.usccb.org /fb/vaticanfilms.htm (4278 words)

	The Japanese Language Program \| Asian Languages & Civilizations At Amherst College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In learning the Japanese language, you learn the language-specific logic of the Japanese language, which is quite different from that of the English language.
		Unless students see the entirety of the Japanese language, that is, both the spoken and written languages, they cannot say that they have studied the Japanese language in its fullest sense.
		We believe, however, that the Japanese writing system is an integral part of the language, and that knowledge of the characters, especially in meaning contexts, in fact fosters all four skills, not merely reading and writing.
	www.amherst.edu /~asian/japanese.html (3685 words)

	EALC Boulder — Japanese Undergraduate Program
		The Japanese Language and Literature major at the University of Colorado is a combined major in language, literature, and culture.
		Japanese majors will learn to speak Japanese sufficiently for most situations in daily life, to read various types of texts in modern Japanese, to understand something of the Japanese literary and cultural traditions, and to express that understanding in written English.
		Japanese films are regularly shown by the International Film Series and in special series co-sponsored by EALC.
	www.colorado.edu /ealld/Manuals/UndergradJapanese.html (4728 words)

	Foreign Language Multimedia Center > Video > Japanese
		Based on a Japanese legend and set a century ago, this focuses on a proud matriarch and her widowed son as they prepare for her final journey to Mount Narayama.
		The film illustrates the classic struggle between art and politics and between the impulse to create and the impulse to destroy.
		Japanese women, who have sought employment in remarkable numbers since the end of WWII, now account for half of the work force.
	www.colostate.edu /Depts/FLL/lab/japanesevideo.html (777 words)

	Movie Template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Films not only provide information about the political and historical climate of the time they were made, but they also provide layer upon layer of meaning.
		In the case of Japanese language and society, most students are gaining an understanding of polite communication, and may fail to grasp other ways of conversing that are essential to creating meaningful relationships in Japan.
		His films that address these issues can give a non-Japanese audience insight to problems Japanese people were and are concerned with and how they attempt to deal with them.
	www.stolaf.edu /depts/asian-studies/projects/kurosawa/about.html (628 words)

	The Miyazaki Mailing List - FAQ
		However, if you don't tell the list owners what is going on, we might not notice that this is a change of address and simply assume that you are a new subscriber and force your new subscription request to be delayed one week as per our anti-spammer policy for all new subscribers.
		As stated in the Overview, this mailing list is for discussion of the films, studio, and colleagues of Hayao Miyazaki, a writer, director, and producer of Japanese animated films.
		That list is intended for threads of discussion which become off-topic for the Miyazaki Mailing List.
	www.nausicaa.net /miyazaki/mailing-list/newfaq.html (6102 words)

	Language Lab Audio/Visual List
		The film shows the Revolution as both mundane and disorganized and poses the question of whether a journalist--surrounded by suffering--can remain an impartial observer.
		A quintessential film from Brazil's Cinema Novo, this film of immense power from Glauber Rocha is set in the impoverished Northeastern Brazil, and focuses on a poor peasant as he changes from a fanatical preacher into an honorable bandit.
		A terrific film adaptation of the great South American novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, The City of Dogs is the powerful story of a young man's upbringing in the military academy, and eventual disillusionment with both the military structures, the power which they represent, and the system which they enforce.
	www.nmu.edu /languages/movies.htm (1900 words)

	Jonathon Delacour: Language Archives
		Language, linguistic dominance, are the cannons of cultural warfare.
		Language Hat’s status as a linguistic imperialist would seem to depend on whether or not his command of the languages of dominant cultures is balanced by his fluency in languages under threat.]
		Not surprisingly, Google searches on “beautiful sounding language” and “language sounds beautiful” yield conflicting opinions—though Tolkien appears near the top of each list of results: Quenya is described as “the most beautiful sounding model language, spoken by one of the most compelling fictional races ever portrayed” while Tolkien’s love of Welsh is frequently cited.
	weblog.delacour.net /archives/cat_language.html (12247 words)

	Japanese Films at Iowa - Japanese Collection - The University of Iowa Libraries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The names of well-known actors and actresses appearing in a film may also be searchable.
		Films that are available with English sub-titles may be entered only under their English title (and even this title may vary depending on the release).
		To see a Japanese language list of the films, click 2001 list or 2002 list.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /eac/japan/jpnfilmiowa.html (180 words)

	Japanese language courses
		It is not rare for students who studied Japanese for a few years at a high school to take EA 124 Elementary Japanese II, or even EA 103 First Semester Japanese, to solidify their foundations.
		While waiting until the spring semester for the Second Semester Japanese is an option for such a student, we think you may loose the proficiency that you gained during this time.
		If you want to use your Japanese for your future employment opportunities, what matters is not necessarily what is written on the paper, but what is demonstrated by your actual performance, as far as the language proficiency is concerned.
	polyglot.lss.wisc.edu /easian/Japanese/JLcourses.htm (2427 words)

	Midnight Eye feature: Guide to Japanese Movie Shopping (& Watching)
		Japanese embassies and cultural centres usually offer screenings of old and new Japanese films at greatly reduced prices, as well as retrospectives and special seasons.
		Far from the highbrow celebrations of incomprehensible arty fare, film festivals of all shapes and sizes have been THE place to watch Japanese films you would otherwise never be able to see.
		Their Asian film forum is known for its dedicated, intelligent and entertaining debate on anything to do with Asian film, including a lot of Japanese info.
	www.midnighteye.com /features/shopping.shtml (904 words)

	Final Project for bibliography
		Although Japanese films began to attract interest outside of Japan in the late 1990s, after several Japanese filmmakers received awards in prominent film festivals, Japanese film studies is not yet a well-organized academic field.
		This is the best Japanese film database, including 34,000 film titles and 55,000 biographical names, and covering the period of one century from 1899 to 1999.
		It lists every kind of film and information, and can be accessed using various categories, such as year of publication, title, director, scriptwriter, the original author, actor, and other keywords.
	www.columbia.edu /~hds2/BIB95/00cinema_inano.htm (2130 words)

	OSU Japanese Collections
		Meiji-era (1868-1912) publications are easier to access for research as a result of efforts underway at many institutions in Japan, as well as through a cataloging project at Ohio State.
		Japanese bibliographic publications are ceasing print publication and changing to web editions.
		One of the “treasures” of Ohio State’s collections supporting research on the Japanese language is Nihongogaku ronsetsu shiryo 日本語学論説資料 or NRS (More …)
	library.osu.edu /blogs/japanese (245 words)

	Amazon.ca: Japanese Step by Step: Books: Gene Nishi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Compares key points of the language to English to facilitate understanding, with flow charts to simplify verb conjugations and derivations.
		I had been gradually absorbing japanese for a few years from such sources as anime, and old samurai films.
		He applied tech-manual principles to the organization and presentation of the inner workings of the Japanese language.
	www.amazon.ca /Japanese-Step-Gene-Nishi/dp/0658014900 (1170 words)

	J-List side blog: Japanese language overview: Final advice
		I learned Japanese partially by being really on fire to master Japanese for four years, and I created many mechanisms in my life to help me reach that goal.
		Someone once told me that, even if Japanese is really hard for you, if you go to all the classes and do the homework, your Japanese ability will increase every semester and you'll constantly be happy with your progress.
		On several occasions I rented Japanese dramas from the local Asian rental store (most towns have them, if you look around), and was able to enjoy some great Japanese TV, see wacky and fun Japanese commercials, and hear the sounds of Japan (I love the way those train crossings sound).
	www.peterpayne.net /2003/03/japanese-language-overview-final.html (2226 words)

	Language Learning Center at California State University San Marcos
		Japanese Friendship Garden Society of San Diego was founded during the 1915 World Exposition.
		The Japanese culture is a multi-layered and complex system that has been developing within itself and forming new layers for thousands of years.
		When Westerners think of Japanese culture, perhaps one of the first images that spring to mind is one of an ancient...
	lynx.csusm.edu /llc/web_resources_lang.asp?currentLanguage=japanese (570 words)

	Japanese Language Resources
		Japanese Language Learning Cybertutorials: includes cyber tutorials for learning Japanese, helpful hints about the language as it compares to English, and information on a Learn Japanese CD Rom.
		Japanese Writing Tutor: "hone your writing skills, making your katakana, hiragana, and kanji more legible." In addition to an extensive writing tutor, learn about the different character sets, when and how they are used, and more.
		Japanese Writing Study: learn to write in Japanese including stroke order and find out about the history behind the writing system.
	college.hmco.com /languages/japanese/resources/japanese.htm (1012 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The first female Japanese performer to appear in a film professionally was the dancer/actress Tokuko Nagai Takagi, who appeared in four shorts for the American-based Thanhouser Company between 1911 and 1914.
		Most Japanese cinema theatres at the time employed benshi, narrators whose dramatic readings accompanied the film and its musical score which, like in the West, was often performed live.
		Staunchly anti-censorship, he insisted that the film would contain hardcore pornographic material; as a result the exposed film had to be shipped to France for processing, and an uncut version of the film has still, to this day, never been shown in Japan.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Cinema_of_Japan (1882 words)

	USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - Vatican Best Films List
		The Burmese Harp (1956) Badly wounded in Burma at the end of World War II, a Japanese soldier (Shoji Yasui) is nursed back to health by a Buddhist monk, then devotes himself to searching the jungle battlefields for the abandoned remains of dead soldiers to give them a decent burial.
		On the Waterfront (1954) Classic labor film about a punched-out boxer (Marlon Brando) who, despite the machinations of his shifty brother (Rod Steiger) and with some encouragement from the woman (Eva Marie Saint) he loves as well as a waterfront priest (Karl Malden), decides to stand up to the criminal boss (Lee J.
		Open City (1945) Composite picture of the resistance movement in German-occupied Rome focusing on an underground leader (Marcello Pagliero) hidden by a widow (Anna Magnani) until he's betrayed to the Gestapo, then tortured and executed along with a partisan priest (Aldo Fabrizi).
	www.usccb.org /movies/vaticanfilms.shtml (4174 words)

	Japanese Web Resources - Web Links
		Japanese woodblock prints: in addition to seeing these beautiful works of art this site offers links to the museums where they are displayed.
		The Japanese OniExchange Museum: visit this museum and learn about the god for which it was named.
		Japanese language learning tools on the Web: a collection of Keiko Schneider's Bookmarks that are of use to teachers and students of Japanese.
	college.hmco.com /languages/japanese/resources/students/links/index.html (766 words)

	indieWIRE: CRITICS' POLL '06 \| Film Critics Pick 200+ Favorite Undistributed Films
		As one critic responded upon hearing of the films' distribution: "Excellent release news: Strand Releasing are my heroes." Let's hope the company does a better job of distributing the movies than reaching out to their target audience with acquisition news.
		What is happening is that the commercial burden for recouping money on these films is being shifted to the small non-profit arts organizations who are the least financially able to bear the burden.
		If we believe that watching a film on the big screen, in a theatre, with an audience is the ideal way to see a film, then we believe that festivals and non-profit venues will continue to serve a valuable vital function, or should it be said, we will continue to provide that service?
	www.indiewire.com /movies/2006/12/critics_poll_06_1.html (1333 words)

	Virtual Foreign Language Classroom: Japanese Language & Culture
		The purpose of the Japanese page is to virtually connect you -- students, faculty, staff, and community members--to the Japanese-speaking world.
		Here you will be linked to sites relating to culture, instruction, and other Japanese resources that we hope will enhance your learning of Japanese and allow you to bring Japanese out of the classroom and into your world.
		This is a local, private museum website, it has been committed to the preservation, research, and surveying of art and antiquities from Nara.
	www.nvcc.edu /vflc/japanese.htm (1057 words)

	Shaun of the Dead (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The film's score sounds similar, is it taken from somewhere else?
		The film's money shot arrives about 20 minutes in, when Shaun, hungover from a hard night's drinking, goes to the store and because he's so hungover and is worried about his ex-girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), he doesn't even notice that the street behind him is teeming with the living dead.
		I was quite amazed at the response this film got from people in the theater: it seemed that every time something funny happened, the response was almost always with riotous laughter.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0365748 (797 words)

	'Apocalypto' on foreign Globes list
		By contrast, neither film is eligible in the Academy Awards' foreign-language film category because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has no provision for accommodating non-English-language films produced by U.S. companies in its foreign-language category.
		Recounting the Battle of Iwo Jima from the point of view of the Japanese, the Japanese-language "Letters," Eastwood's companion piece to the current "Flags of Our Fathers," was originally scheduled for release by Warner Bros. Pictures in February, then moved to Dec. 20, which qualified it for consideration by both groups.
		In its initial list of eligible titles, the HFPA listed "Letters" as representing Japan, though the movie -- produced by Warners and DreamWorks -- was primarily shot in California, with some location work on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /hr/content_display/news/e3ib31cec84f9bcdcba61c3233b6d5a798d (553 words)

	Initiatives - Student Resources - International Courses - Language Instruction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is not unusual for even a less commonly taught language to be offered at four or five levels.
		To help you find information on your language of interest, the Language Resource Center maintains the most comprehensive list of language programs and courses at the University.
		As a part of this federal program, Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are available to Cornell students through the Institute for European Studies, Latin American Studies Program, East Asia Program, South Asia Program, and the Southeast Asia Program.
	www.einaudi.cornell.edu /student/course_language.asp (321 words)

	foreignfilms.com — The best place to find foreign films on the web.
		The film is billed as a Japanese interpretation of Italian Spaghetti Western, starring Quentin Tarantino with an otherwise Japanese cast.
		By the way, Sukiyaki is a Japanese meal, usually consisting of thin-sliced beef and a variety of vegetables, simmered in in a skillet.
		The Danish film by Susanne Bier was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for Best Foreign Language film.
	www.foreignfilms.com (405 words)

	All-Time 100 Best Movies by Time Magazine
		Their unranked list comprised the 100 most influential movies of the past 82 years (since 1923, Time's first year of publication).
		Facts About the List: Almost half of the films were made outside the United States.
		Of the 100 films, all were directed by men - except for one, Germany's Leni Riefenstahl.
	www.filmsite.org /timemagazinegreats.html (235 words)

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