The Viewing Mind and Live-Action Japanese Television Series: A Cognitive Perspective on Gender Constructions in Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Spirit)
The recent (2016–2018) live-action Japanese television series, Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Spirit), was produced by NHK in the vein of the taiga (big river) historical drama, but challenges this and other Japanese generic conventions through its production as a fantasy series, and through it...
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ftdatacite:10.6092/issn.2421-454x/9334 2023-05-15T18:30:52+02:00 The Viewing Mind and Live-Action Japanese Television Series: A Cognitive Perspective on Gender Constructions in Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Spirit) Kilpatrick, Helen Claire 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.6092/issn.2421-454x/9334 https://series.unibo.it/article/view/9334 en eng Series - International Journal of TV Serial Narratives https://dx.doi.org/10.6092/issn.2421-454x/v5-n2-2019 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 CC-BY Japanese television; gender; narrative strategies; cognitive processing; Moribito Text Article article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2019 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2421-454x/9334 https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2421-454x/v5-n2-2019 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z The recent (2016–2018) live-action Japanese television series, Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Spirit), was produced by NHK in the vein of the taiga (big river) historical drama, but challenges this and other Japanese generic conventions through its production as a fantasy series, and through its female heroine rather than the usual male samurai hero. This paper takes a cognitive narratological perspective in the exploration of how story-telling devices conjure and challenge some of the most dominant patriarchal scripts found across much of Asia (and elsewhere). It examines how narrative techniques prompt viewer mental processing with regard to cultural schemas and scripts of, for instance, male/female roles in family relationships, women’s participation in the employment sector, and marriage and childbearing. The examination thereby delves into important issues in the context of recent social discourse on gender roles in Japan. A close examination of the filmic strategies and devices which encourage audience engagement with the main female protagonist, Balsa, and her relationships casts light on the state of some of Japan’s changing attitudes on gender, workforce and family roles. : Series - International Journal of TV Serial Narratives, Vol 5, No 2 (2019) Text taiga DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Big River ENVELOPE(-125.196,-125.196,72.501,72.501) |
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The recent (2016–2018) live-action Japanese television series, Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of the Spirit), was produced by NHK in the vein of the taiga (big river) historical drama, but challenges this and other Japanese generic conventions through its production as a fantasy series, and through its female heroine rather than the usual male samurai hero. This paper takes a cognitive narratological perspective in the exploration of how story-telling devices conjure and challenge some of the most dominant patriarchal scripts found across much of Asia (and elsewhere). It examines how narrative techniques prompt viewer mental processing with regard to cultural schemas and scripts of, for instance, male/female roles in family relationships, women’s participation in the employment sector, and marriage and childbearing. The examination thereby delves into important issues in the context of recent social discourse on gender roles in Japan. A close examination of the filmic strategies and devices which encourage audience engagement with the main female protagonist, Balsa, and her relationships casts light on the state of some of Japan’s changing attitudes on gender, workforce and family roles. : Series - International Journal of TV Serial Narratives, Vol 5, No 2 (2019) |
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