How Japan and Japanese are used in the
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How “Japan” and “Japanese” are used in the movieｓ?
Talking about…. Culture （２６） Language （２３） People （１７） Country （１６） War (12) Character, industry, business, food
No. 1 Culture ( 26 times) Shoji screens Japanese bath, pair of sliding doors Men come first and women come second Japanese rolling boll games Japanese lanterns “Do you know they have Christmas in Japan? ” Japanese Katana sword Kabuki theater Japanese kimonos
No. 2 Language ( 23 times) Kanji Character Short statement in Japanese with “Elton John” Japanese ideograms Capital letters that mimic printed Japanese He speaks immaculate Japanese In perfect Japanese subtitled In Japanese
No. 3 People (17 times) Neo-Japanese A leader of Japan YAKUZA Japanese Prime Minister Kanfu Master Immigrate: she is all American girl. Her name is Tina, not “Seiko”
No. 4 Country (16 times) You’ll be on your way to Japan In peaceful Japan This is Japan
No. 5 War (12 times) About a bomb dropping on Japan Dead bodies lie all around him Japanese Armour Pearl Harbor In Germany and Japanese Americans, but that was during the war Japanese sense of deferment
Others… 1. Character (9) ・ a diminutive Japanese ・ incomprehensive Japanese ・ a soberly-dressed Japanese executive ・ short Japanese guy 1. Industry (8) ・ Japanese motorcycle ・ made in Japan ・ Car shopping. . TOYOTA, MAZDA, HONDA,
Others… ²Business (3) ・It’s the big client in Japan ・Japanese Zaibatsu client ・Japanese business man ²Food (4) ・Japanese food, Teriyaki ・Japanese restaurant’s sign, “Teriyaki Donut” and a graphic of donut sticking out of bowl of rice
Conclusion From this research, we can say that foreigners are interested in Japanese culture and languages mainly. Both of them have been created for a long time, therefore they have their own specific points. Movies are easy way to get another country’s information, but sometimes it makes us to form wrong stereotypes.
