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In this course the connections between different cinemas within East Asia and between East Asia and the rest of the world will be explored from a genre perspective. Hong Kong and Korean film noir, Chinese swordplay and Japanese samurai films, horror films from Hong Kong and Japan: all are examples of the transnational circulation of genres, involving processes of both localization and globalization. Students will be invited to explore genre theory, trace complex webs of creative influences, and appreciate the sameness and difference that characterize both genre films and our globalizing world. They will also have a chance to apply this new knowledge in practice, by making a short “genre film” for screening at the end of the term.  

Week 1: Introduction

Week 2: Yojimbo (1961)

Week 3: Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

Week 4: Once Upon a Time in China 2 (1991)

Week 5: Drunken Master (1978)

Week 6: Mr. Vampire (1985)

Week 7: Godzilla (1954)

Week 8: Ringu (1998)

Week 9: Dumplings – Three … Extremes (2004)

Week 10: Train to Busan (2016)

Week 11: Branded to Kill (1967)

Week 12: Oldboy (2003)

Week 13: Film Awards: Screen Collaborative Film Projects