Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Akira” - Japanese Animation, Global Animation
Abstract
The analysis of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira, the most famous anime (Japanese animated film) outside of Japan, is the starting point for reflections on the status of culture production of the Country of Flowering Cherry Tree in the era of globalisation. How come the film so strongly rooted in such an exotic Japanese history and culture has paved the way for anime to the film theatres of the West? Filiciak doubts it is possible to make entirely “local” movies today, pointing to the unusual eclecticism of Japanese productions. The culture-related model of the organisation of Japanese animated film production and the specific bond of anime makers with the audience make the films perfectly suit the needs of contemporary consumers. The characteristic openness of the Japanese viewer to an interpretation of a film work causes that the differences between what is “Japanese” and “global” in anime films are blurred.
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Katsuhiro Otomo, anime, animationReferences
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Mirosław Filiciakkwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
SWPS University Poland
Medioznawca, adiunkt w Instytucie Kultury i Komunikowania Szkoły Wyższej Psychologii Społecznej w Warszawie.
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