Bibliography of Masayuki Suo

Research Paper

Research a director of Japanese film, Masayuki Suo, analyze at least two of his works which are Sumo Do, Sumo Don’t and Shall We Dance?, along the guidelines below. The Internet is good for this kind of basic research and university databases can be helpful.

10 sources (minimum 3 academic)

Biography:
-Explain the “facts” of the director
-Bibliography of his/her work
-Personal history (birth/death, family, hometown, etc.)
-Filmography, videography

The Work
-Provide a summary of the work.

Film History:
-Place the author in Japanese or Asian film history. Did he/she belong to a certain school of directors? Be sure to list key scholar works (university presses) that have researched this author.

Significance:
-According to your own estimation and opinion, why do you consider this director or film to be significant? How does the particular story or work you read fit into the overall context of his/her total work?

Film Studies:
Research the author or the work(s) or issues, such as gender, the Samurai film, fascism, etc. within academic books or journal, i.e. university presses and critique the topic and film you have chosen. Since this is a film studies course, be sure to include at least one significant filmic analysis of a scene, camerawork, etc. into your paper.

Related Topics
If you wish to research the film in terms of its historical or theoretical content, I offer the following links that study Japanese society across various disciplines.

http://japanfocus.org/

https://www.loc.gov/item/76a3ad6c8bd09929e588a9aede43126f/

http://jguide.stanford.edu/site/cinema_21.html

http://brightlightsfilm.com/about/history/