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Download Article Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ASSEHR), volume 103 2017 International Conference on Culture, Education and Financial Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2017) Ordinary Is True Analysis on Yoji Yamada’s Historical Trilogy Qian Zhao Li Ding* School of Chinese School of Chinese College of Humanities and Sciences of Northeast Normal College of Humanities and Sciences of Northeast Normal University University Changchun, Jilin, China Changchun, Jilin, China Abstract—The “Samurai Trilogy” directed by Yoji Yamada Samurai spirit and shapes samurai's loyal, steadfast and represents a type of different samurai film overturning chivalrous positive image. However, the Age of Great traditional samurai film rules and reflecting new values in a new Depression changes people’s value orientation. In that age, era. This paper intends to analyze unique features of “Samurai people long for spiritual salvation and psychological comfort Trilogy” from three aspects: character image, plot handling and more and they are no longer appealed by value orientation. “militaristic”(courage), “royalism”(loyalty), “revenge”(justice) and other elements of Samurai spirit repeatedly depicted in Keywords—samurai film; subaltan consciousness traditional samurai films. Instead, values of “plainness” and “peacefulness” enjoy popular support. Under this background, I. INTRODUCTION it is no accidental phenomenon that Fujisawa Shuhei’s novels Yoji Yamada is a famous Japanese “subaltan director” and neglected by people for a long time are rediscovered and their his works are full of deep grassroot feelings. At the beginning screen versions are produced repeatedly. of the 21st century, Yoji Yamada shoots the "Historical Through shaping images of bottom warriors and women, Trilogy"—The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade and Love routinized plot handling and warriors’ final choice, Yoji and Honor, obtaining praise from critics and audience. Just Yamada displays his understanding and interpretation of the like Yoji Yamada’s other films, “subaltan consciousness” and new spirit of the times in “Historical Trilogy”. “grassroot feeling” run through these three films, endowing his samurai film with new characters, styles and features different from traditional samurai film. The three films draw their II. ANTI-TRADITIONAL FIGURES materials from works of Fujisawa Shuhei, a Japanese time novelist. Most of his novels take partings and reunions of A. Neotype Samurai Image common people and subordinate warriors as their theme. He Hiroguchi Kiyohama in The Twilight Samurai displays the takes the imaginary Hirasaka clan as the stage and depicts a warrior image indifferent to utilitarian and undeserved series of warrior images with distinctive personalities. It can be reputation, totally contrary to warriors longing for said that it is exactly the common attention to subaltan feelings achievements in traditional samurai films. In his opinion, the and grassroot life that rearrangement of novels and creation of most important thing in life is to take good care of his family. a brand-new type of samurai film are achieved. He turns down his good friend’s proposal to go to Edo to develop his career and is willing to abide by an obscure post. Japanese samurai film has a long history and it is a big He is modest. Even though he wins the fight, he doesn’t wish category of Japanese film. After Kurosawa Akira's Rashomon to make it widely known. He just wants a peaceful and gets the Golden Lion on Venice Film Festival in 1951, undisturbed life. Muneaki Katagiri, the leading character in Japanese samurai film wins attention from international film The Hidden Blade, also retreats into the shadows and chooses circle and embraces a glorious phase. A batch of excellent to leave his native place and find another way of living with films appear, like Seven Samurai, Seppuku, Sanjuro, Sword of his beloved girl after obtaining victory. In Love and Honor, Doom and so on. Traditional Japanese samurai film Mimura Shinnosuke also takes a harmonious family life as his concentrates on praising heroic figures. The film advocates ultimate pursuit of life. It is obvious that these warriors value is totally different from that of warriors in traditional samurai This essay is a phased achievement of 2016 Project of Jilin Planning films. It becomes their common life pursuit to return to the Office of Philosophy and Social Science. Title: Conversion Narrative in Visualization of Modern Fiction. Number: 2016514; of 2016 Project of Jilin most ordinary life and taste life in daily life full of daily Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science. Title: The Writing of necessities. British Victorian Social Relationship in Wilkie Collins’ Sensation Fiction. Number: 2016BS65; of 2015 Plan Project of Social Sciences in Higher In trilogy, Yoji Yamada emphasizes on warriors’ “valuing Education by Jilin Provincial Institute of Higher Education. Title: The feelings” as ordinary people. This kind of “affection” is Creative Teaching of British Course and the Cultivation of Students’ Critical valuing feelings of family and lover rather than otherworldly Thinking”. Number: JGJX2015D332. bushido. In order to decently bury his wife with an early death, *Correspondence author: Li Ding Copyright © 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. 355 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research (ASSEHR), volume 103 Hiroguchi Kiyohama sells out his katana, a symbol of warrior Hiroguchi Kiyohama wins in two duels. Besides great identity. In order to take revenge for his good friend’s wife, talent, the film emphasizes more on his “benevolence” Katagiri assassinates heartless and disloyal Karo. For the sake reflected in his use of non-aggressive “wooden sword” without of his wife’s reputation, Mimura challenges his opponent lethality in fear of hurting his opponent’s life in the first duel. stronger than him resolutely regardless of his own safety. This It is exactly his mercy that broadcasts his reputation of super kind of life choice demonstrates the life attitude of “valuing martial arts, thus the second duel changing his life appears. feelings”. Affection is more important than the warrior identity, Driven by risk in the second duel, cautious Hiroguchi loyalty to Karo and even personal safety. Away from the Kiyohama calls up all his courage and expresses his love to his identity of warrior in trilogy, firstly they are terrestrial human long loved Tomie. In the duel, his mercy serves as a foil to the with feelings in front of the audience rather than categorized opponent’s cruelty. In the end, the opponent dies in his cruelty and patterned traditional images of warrior. to kill Hiroguchi Kiyohama who survives by a narrow margin. It can be said that “benevolence” is the key for Hiroguchi B. Female Image Symbolizing Secular Happiness Kiyohama to win the duel. The trilogy boasts “detailing the affection”, therefore Katagiri’s conflict philosophy centers in “retreat for the female image plays an important role. No matter it is brave and sake of advancing”, which is hidden in the military responsible Tomie(The Twilight Samurai), smart and tough accomplishment of “Hidden Blade”. His teacher teaches him Xihui(The Hidden Blade) or virtuous and tolerant Kase(Love that timely retreat can obtain the chance of victory in exchange and Honor), all of them boast an extremely colored and in duel and “It is the body retreating rather than heart”. dazzling female image. These female images demonstrate the fiction writer’s understanding of and special attention to the Mimura’s victory lies in “Placed resurrection”, namely concept of “happy life”. All heroes in the three works end in depending on “doomed death” mindset to achieve victory in an happiness of life with accompany of their ideal female. absolutely weak situation. In the film, “If you are determined Females in films are so perfect that they are even untruthful. to die, the opponent will long for survival”, “Victory comes However, this kind of “perfection” creation is the out of the determination to perish together” and “Life is ignited externalization of leading characters’ secular and amiable life in the moment of deciding to go away” are all reflections of ideal. Compared with traditional samurai film in which this conflict philosophy. warriors usually take “martyrdom” as the highest pursuit of life, these warriors at the bottom of society totally change their B. Routinized Details view of life and happiness. The film tries hard to demonstrate warriors’ daily life and "Routinization" is also reflected in manifestation mode of spends a great length on details of daily life. Hiroguchi emotion. Each kind of love stretches implicitly and silently in Kiyohama’s poverty and warmth, Muneaki’s loving care for every detail of daily life. Tomie helps Hiroguchi Kiyohama Xihui in dribs and drabs, and sympathetic friendly sentiments who is about to set foot on the journey of a decisive battle and between Mimura and his wife are shown through vegetables, has no idea about whether he can survive the battle comb his meals, delicate expressions and tranquil dialogues, as if hair. Sincere feelings between them flow slowly in each quiet revealing ordinary people’s secular real life to the audience movement, giving audience an intense feeling. Katagiri’s through a transparent wall. wooing and Xihui’s response also bear moulage of former The film often displays trivial things in ordinary life with days, sincere, simple, natural and moving. Only by the smell of extraordinary patience. After finishing eating porridge each a course, Mimura realizes that his wife comes back to him. All time, Hiroguchi Kiyohama always scoops up a gourd ladle of these details in ordinary life, like combing hair, washing water to wash away residues inside the bowl(Hardworking and clothes and cooking, reflect female’s sincere feelings towards thrifty is formed in an extremely poverty-stricken life). male.
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