The CMRS film series has returned! This semester, we're focusing on films about medieval Japan to align with the current course on Medieval Kyoto (MedRen 3211).
Movies start at 7:00 pm on Wednesday nights in 180 Hagerty Hall. All movies will be followed by a brief talk and Q+A led by Associate Professor Naomi Fukumori, who teaches the course on Medieval Kyoto. Pizza and refreshments will be served. These screenings are free and are open to all. This semester's film schedule includes:
August 27 - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
September 17 - Onmyōji (The Yin Yang Master) (2001)
October 22 - Rashōmon (1950)
November 19 - Battle League Horumō (2009)
This month's movie, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, follows a fairy-tale like fable. Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices. This will be the English version with an English-speaking cast. No subtitles!
The course on medieval Kyoto specifically focuses on the city’s medieval period, from its founding in 794 to the late 16th century. This was a period in which Kyoto’s cultural identity emerged, and, in view of Kyoto as the site of national authority during this duration, the broader Japanese cultural identity. Studying this timespan in the life of Kyoto lets us follow transformations in the lived environments of the city as it moves from imperial to shōgun military rule.
Find more information on each movie in the series on their individual listing on our event calendar. Questions? Email cmrs@osu.edu with any questions.
Hosted by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Humanities Institute.
