Japanese Film Festival Online 2024: Masterclass with Prof Deborah Shamoon ~ Exploring the relationship between literature and film adaptation ~
 At the start of the masterclass. |
In light of Japanese Film Festival SG (JFF) Online 2024, masterclass by Associate Professor Deborah Shamoon from Department of Japanese Studies, National University of Singapore was held on Saturday, 8 June at JCC. Through the lens of two films which are featured in this year’s festival – 24 Eyes (1954), based on a novel by Sakae Tsuboi and Father of the Milky Way Railroad (2023), that explores the life of Japanese poet and children’s literature author Miyazawa Kenji, she spoke about the close relationship between literature and film adaptation, as well as interesting aspects and common problems that Japanese filmmakers face when adapting novels to films and how they have changed and evolved over the decades. There was also a spontaneous and engaging Q&A session at the end with the audience raising many in-depth and intriguing questions. |
 Associate Professor Deborah Shamoon speaking at the masterclass. |
 Audience at the masterclass. |
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 One of the audience members during the Q&A session. |
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