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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"Akira"”.
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The cross-cultural camera of Akira Kurosawa
… by motion pictures through analyzing the work of Akira Kurosawa and contrasting it with selective mainstream cinema texts. Kurosawa is a critical case in point due to his welding of Occidental and Japanese ideas into his films, and his origin from a hybridized Japan, a society which historically …
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Doctoral thesis recital (percussion)
… dove sonnet / Christopher Deane -- Torse III / Akira Miyoshi -- Red arc/Blue veil / John Luther Adams (with Charlie Magnone, piano) -- Romantico : from "Cinco piezas" / Astor Piazzolla -- Carpe Diem / Susan Powell (Adam Davis, percussion).
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A Narrative in One Scene
… Bayona’s <em>The Impossible</em> (2012), and Akira Kurosawa’s <em>The Seven Samurai</em> (1954). I chose one technique from each of the the films, synthesized them into an original scene, and described the process of creating the scene.</p>
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Del "manga" a "lo manga". Una mirada semiótica a los desarrollos del cómic japonés
… Uno de los cómics que cambió esa tendencia fue Akira. Publicado en Japón en 1982, su creador, Katsuhiro Ōtomo, alcanzó el reconocimiento internacional gracias a la traducción y adaptación del cómic fuera de Japón, además de convertirse en una película de animación de enorme éxito. Analizar este …
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The emergence and evolution of a generalized marimba technique
… Paul Creston, Darius Milhaud, Robert Kurka and Akira Miyoshi; performers Vida Chenoweth and Keiko Abe and educator Clair Omar Musser. This thesis argues that the creative contributions of these men and women resulted in the development of a technique and literature for the marimba which elevated …
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Uno studio sui cambiamenti di traduzione applicati nell'adattamento cinematografico delle opere letterarie: Lo zoo di vetro, Il pianista e La tragedia di Macbeth
… Pianist di Roman Polanski e Throne of Blood di Akira Kurosawa. Ogni adattamento esemplifica come gli elementi narrativi, tematici e culturali si evolvono nella transizione dalla letteratura al cinema, illustrando i cambiamenti negli elementi visivi, uditivi e performativi. Lo studio categorizza …
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Through the lens of identity, a poetic journey of subconscious embodiment in architecture
… I am going to explore the work of the filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa, as i find his films to have an extraordinary immersive capacity in the poetic experience and often leave me pondering the questions of our existence and relationship with the world, and each other. This exploration of Kurosawa's body …
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Japanese Cinema as Mass Art: An Export of Mass Cinema
… period (1948) with films by directors such as Akira Kurosawa, to contemporary animation cinema such as the work of Mamoru Hosada (2009). The distribution methods of these films is of particular importance as the thesis links them to the export of Japanese identity. The films are available to a …
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From score to song—The rise of the 'star composer' and the role of music in contemporary anime
… as a ‘global’ product, with iconic films such as Akira and Ghost in the Shell achieving cult-like status on both the art-cinema circuit as well as via home-video releases. The 2010s have seen anime consumption move primarily to digital streaming platforms, while in cinemas, anime releases have …
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Time-management and academic achievement.
… Volume: 33-04, page: 1341. Adviser: Akira Kobasigawa. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1994.
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The Screenplays and Films of Lawrence Kasdan
… work has been influenced by George Stevens and Akira Kurosawa, showing how he has exemplified the mode of pastiche that has underpinned post-classical Hollywood filmmaking. Finally, chapter six explores Kasdan’s role as the writer of four Star Wars films. By comparing his screenplay drafts to …
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Activation of diboron reagents: The development of mild conditions for the synthesis of unique organoboron compounds
… Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Professor Akira Suzuki, along with Professors Richard Heck and Ei-ichi Negishi, in 2010 for their important contributions in palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling chemistry. Over the last 30 years, reports on organoboron compounds have increased exponentially. …
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Corporate governance in Japan and pressure to change: a critical analysis
This study focuses on corporate governance in Japan during the period from 1989 to 2007 when Japan had come under global pressure to change its culturally specific corporate governance system and converge with the Anglo-American corporate governance system. From a critical theoretical perspective …
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Compliance on green tax amongst small medium enterprise owners in the eThekwini district
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirement of the Degree of Master of Accounting (Taxation): Auditing and Taxation, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2021.
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