Following the rays of Kurahara Koreyoshi’s Black Sun. Negrophilia in Japanese cinema Cover Image

Śladem promieni Czarnego słońca Kurahary Koreyoshiego. Negrofilia w kinie japońskim
Following the rays of Kurahara Koreyoshi’s Black Sun. Negrophilia in Japanese cinema

Author(s): Marek Bochniarz, Przemysław Sztafiej
Subject(s): Sociology, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Kurahara Koreyoshi; Black Sun; Safari 5000; Japanese cinema; racism;

Summary/Abstract: This article explores two films by Kurahara Koreyoshi: Black Sun and Safari 5000, in the context of the scholars John Russell and Jonathan D. Mackintosh’s approaches to racism and so-called negrophilia in Japanese mass-culture and cinema. The authors argue that cultural stereotypes even have a negative impact on the artistically original Japanese directors, who only seem to be independent and express their thoughts freely.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 257-268
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish