Japanese Cinema and Television

On Scary Movies to Drama

Jose FloresKamau CarterSatomi Obuki

Rose Buchberg

The following slides are just my portion of the project (drama)

HANA YORI DANGO

DRAMA

What is Hana Yori Dango?• Originally a manga turned anime turned drama (multiple) turned motion picture

(2)• Most recent drama ran from 2005 – 2008 (2 TV seasons and a final movie in

theaters)– Several other versions of this drama were made in Taiwan (Meteor Garden) and most recently in

Korea (Boys Before Flowers) and in China

• Ran on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) station, and was a weekly drama (Renzoku Drama)

• Directed by Ishii Yasuharu, Yamamuro Daisuke, Katayama Osamu• Star cast including Inoue Mao, Oguri Shun and Arashi’s Matsumoto Jun

The Story• Protagonist: Makino Tsukushi• F4: Nishikado Soujiro , Mimasaka Akira, Hanazawa Rui and

(Starts off as Antagonist) Domyouji Tsukasa.• Red Card• Love Triangle• Growing Up

Why is this Drama Important to Japan?

• Its many remakes show Japan’s growing influence, especially in Asia where Japanese media was once strictly controlled -> Globalization– Fan subs

• It’s immense popularity retained though many different formats (literature, animation, Live TV and film)

• Good commentary on Japanese Society

• Important style of Japanese media/ubiquitous in Japanese media

• Utilizes many facets of Japanese media i.e. actors are also popular music stars, campaigns, different formats

Japanese Elements• Classism

– Prestige of Eitoku Academy, Makino is pushed to go there by her parents• Ijime (Bullying)• Nishikado -> Tea Ceremony• Akira -> Yakuza• RESPONSIBILITY

• Interestingly, Makino asserts herself as a strong woman in a deeply patriarchal society. This is not uncommon for Japanese Manga or Drama e.g. Revolutionary Girl Utena or Yankumi in Gokusen– She earns respect, despite economic class

Awards52nd Television Drama Academy Awards[1]

• Winner: Best Drama - Hana Yori Dango Returns• 2007 Annual Drama Grand Prix Awards: Best Supporting Actor –

Oguri Shun• 16th Hashida Awards: Rookie of the Year - Oguri Shun for 'Hana

Yori Dango 2'• 16th Hashida Awards: Rookie of the Year - Inoue Mao for 'Hana

Yori Dango 2'• 10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 07): Best Drama• 10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 07): Best Actress

- Inoue Mao• 10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 07): Best

Supporting Actor – Matsumoto Junhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana_Yori_Dango_Returns#Awards_and_nominations

Conclusion• The most recent version of Hana Yori Dango ran two seasons

and a final movie. The story has an enormous fan base and was huge deal with a big premier. Part of the second season was shot in New York and part of the movie in Las Vegas – a truly international event.

• Japanese dramas have a variety of genre, high school love stories, action, mystery etc. they run daily and are generally broadcasted in three-month intervals. Drama’s such as this are called trendy dramas and were popularized during the bubble in the 1980s.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMzfvAdYF6QSource: http://www.tft.ucla.edu/mediascape/Winter2011_SoftPower.html

Thank You!!

ありがとうございます！！