Haruki Murakami / A Wild Sheep Chase
Lafcadio Hearn / Kwaidan
Kakashi Miike / Audition
Discuss the assumptions of the book/Stories
Discuss the nature of good and evil
Has to do more with violations of the natural world, and less to do with good and evil and morals at war ( going back on your word foe example)
Discuss the nature of good and evil
Has to do more with violations of the natural world, and less to do with good and evil and morals at war ( going back on your word foe example)
People suffer consequences for not paying attention/ stumble upon horror/vengeful spirits
Karmic Debt
Not really "ghost stories", more naturally ocurring spirits everywhere. Spirits take on the natural world.
Do these thoughts on good and evil reflect a different cultural orientation than that expressed in western horror or the gothic?
Restoration of harmonic balance is the resolution (not good conquering evil)
In what specific ways do Asian Horror and Western Horror differ?
Fairytale like, zen philosophy, quieter horror (that sticks with you)
Western (Culture of guilt)
Eastern (Culture of shame)
Takashi Miike / Audition
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