290A/241C - Deck 1

Question 1

The most famous contemporary Japanese horror film is __________,

Answer 1

Ringu

Question 2

Ringu was relased in ________.

Answer 2

1998

Question 3

This still shows the character _________ from Ringu.

Answer 3

Reiko

Question 4

This shot features the character _________ from Ringu.

Answer 4

Ryūji

Question 5

This card shows the character ______ from Ringu.

Answer 5

Yōichi

Question 6

The character _____________from Ringu appears below.

Answer 6

Tomoko

Question 7

This character from Ringu is ________,.

Answer 7

Sadako

Question 8

This is the character ___________ from Ringu.

Answer 8

Shizuko

Question 9

The novel on which Ringu is based was written by author________ Kōj.

Answer 9

Suzuki

Question 10

Ringu was directed by _______ Hideo.

Answer 10

Nakata

Question 11

The director who created the school of J-horror is

_____________ Norio.

Answer 11

Tsuruta

Question 12

The Japanese school of horror film, which grew up around Ringu, is known as ______________.

Answer 12

J-horror

Question 13

The first J-horror film was Tsuruta Norio’s direct-to-video

_______________________________,

Answer 13

Scary True Stories

Question 14

Scary True Stories, the first J-horror film, was released in ____________.

Answer 14

1991

Question 15

The Japanese term for “vengeful ghost” is _______.

Answer 15

onryō

Question 16

Made at a time when the Japanese film industry was struggling to survive economically, Ringu is a terrific example of _____________ horror.

Answer 16

low-budget

Question 17

Nō drama was created in the _______ century; its audience was ________________.

Answer 17

14th century, the aristocracy

Question 18

The famous Nō play _____________ is based on the story of Lady Rokujō, who cannot give up her love for Lord Genji and achieve enlightenment.

Answer 18

Nonomiya

Question 19

This well-known play, _______________, is popular in both the Nō and Kabuki theater.

Answer 19

Dōjōji Temple

Question 20

The sliding foot movement used in Nō drama is called ____________.

Answer 20

suriashi

Question 21

This image shows the ___________ demon mask from Nō drama.

Answer 21

han’nya

Question 22

This image shows a _____ mask of a sublime woman.

Answer 22

zō

Question 23

Kabuki drama was created in the ________ century; its audience was _______________.

Answer 23

17th century; the common people

Question 24

This scene is from the Kabuki play,__________. which features one of the most famous “vengeful ghosts” in Japanese culture.

Answer 24

The Ghost of Yotsuya

Question 25

The name of the poisoned wife in The Ghost of Yotsuya is ___________..

Answer 25

Oiwa

Question 26

The name of the samurai who plots to kill his wife in The Ghost of Yotsuya is ____________.

Answer 26

Iemon

Question 27

This Kabuki actor is dmonstrating the stylized body movement known as

___________.

Answer 27

mie

Question 28

This actor’s flying through the air (supported by wires) is an example of Kabuki “special effects” or _________.

Answer 28

keren