著者

溝渕 久美子 Mizobuchi Kumiko

出版者

名古屋大学大学院文学研究科附属日本近現代文化研究センター

雑誌

JunCture : 超域的日本文化研究 (ISSN:18844766)

巻号頁・発行日

no.1, pp.158-169, 2010-01

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During the 1950s, Japanese Language Education in junior and senior high schools often included film-related topics. Even though this is an interesting phenomenon that calls for careful analysis, there has been no research into this topic in Japanese Film History up to now. The purpose of this paper is to show that this topic is important in Japanese Film History as well as a broader historical context. In Film Education that started in 1951, essays of film critics such as Iijima Tadashi, Tsumura Hideo, Imamura Tahei and Kitagawa Fuyuhiko were used. Narrative films and their screenplays were also used as course materials. Unlike science education films, this material was not specially created for educational purposes; these filmic and non-filmic texts were chosen and edited to adapt to the aims of Japanese Language Education. The aims of Japanese Education were twofold: the moral education as a citizen who can take part in the post-war democratic society, and the fostering of communication ability. In the context of moral education, films were regarded as a kind of art form useful for life, and emphasis was placed on the 'ideal' appreciation of films showing a suitable sensitivity based on the proper understanding of the characteristics of film as a medium. In the context of the fostering of communication skills, attention was paid not only to the visual aspects such as acting and expression, but also to the auditory aspects such as the spoken lines including their accents and tones. Cinema also played a role in proliferating standard Japanese to students all over Japan.