Course Course Title Lecturer Semester Credits Level

Lecture on Japanese Literature [11] Shunji HIOKI Full year (2)3 - 4 4

Course Subtitle The World of

Course Objectives The animations of Hayao Miyazaki are not adequately appreciated in Japan yet. Miyazaki’s works are established by adopting what can be called the essence of the history of various animation works of the world, such as by following the classic composition established by Disney and further developing it. With that as a technical foundation, his works highlight the twisted parent-child relationship of “lack a mother figure” or “absence of a mother” and establish expressions that are widely accepted by the contemporary audience. A universal awareness of the modern age is present, but at the same time, his works carry important messages that communicate the Japanese sensibility to the world. The goal and theme of this course is to understand these points.

Course Outline We will study the animations of Hayao Miyazaki. Centering on “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,” we will conduct analyses on what art actually is, what an author is, etc., through watching the film. By analyzing the films, we will propose various ideas regarding methods or perspectives for researching literary works. We will read through the works of Hayao Miyazaki from a wide-ranging perspective and by using various methods, such as by making comparisons with Disney animations. Lectures will be conducted based on the premise that all students have already seen the major works of Hayao Miyazaki. Moreover, only keywords/phrases are mentioned in the schedule below and lectures may not necessarily be conducted in this order.

Course Schedule First Semester 1. Class Guidance On Your Mark 2. Structure of the Film “In a Transport of Rage” 3. A Story about the Eyes The Ohmu’s Blue Eyes and Red Eyes 4. A Story about the Hands “See, there’s nothing to be afraid of” 5. A Story about the Feet A Place Far From the Intellect 6. What is alter ego? Discovering another self 7. Meaning of vertical space Encounter with a strange space 8. Regarding Hidden Pathos “Laputa: ” 9. What are robot soldiers? The hidden pathos 10. Who is Ursula? Mirror Image for “Kiki’s Delivery Service” 11. Meaning of the Existence of Teto The Bond between Nausicaä and Lord Yupa 12. The Knife of the Thatch Given to San Mirror Image for “” 13. Why an Old Lady? “Howl’s Moving Castle” 14. The problem of alter ego Kaya and San, Ursula and Kiki 15. Genealogy of Girl Claris and Nausicaä, Kushana and Eboshi

Second Semester 1. The Mother’s Eyes Nausicaä and Chihiro 2. The World of Iblard “Whisper of the Heart” 3. How the Pigs Were Differentiated “” 4. Original Form of a Story Grimm’s Fairy Tales 5. Lack of a “Mother Figure” The Network of the Body 6. “Snow White” The Mother and Daughter Case 7. “Snow White” Sealed Eros 8. The World’s Destruction “” 9. The Flight and Fall “” 10. Nostalgic Memories of the Father “Panda! Go, Panda!” and “” 11. Three Starting Points “Le Roi et l’oiseau” “The Snow Queen” and “Legend of the White Snake” 12. Starting Point of Work Around the time of “Horus: Prince of the Sun” 13. Establishment of Method The Vertical Space of “Animal Treasure Island” 14. Endings of Works In comparison to Disney animations, etc. 15. Method of leaving hope in the sky Laputa that floats in the distant skies, angel in “On Your Mark”

*Only key words are mentioned above and the order of the themes handled may change depending on how the classes are proceeding.

Evaluation Graded based on attendance and year-end report. Please indicate your attendance record on your report (for example, “attended all classes” or “missed one class”). Explain your ideas clearly in your report. High marks will be given to reports that provide logical and persuasive explanation of why you think a certain way. The report cannot be a simple summary of the lectures. Please indicate your opinion. Never cut and paste content from the Internet without consent. Grades will not be given to reports with cut-and-paste plagiarism, instead of quotes. Students may be asked to write their opinions in class. Reports are an extension of that.

Textbook Printouts will be distributed in the classroom.