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Medium intensity
Hosoda Mamoru is an anime director whose films are known for their exploration of family, virtual worlds, and the relationships between wildness and domesticity. In this module, we will watch several of Hosoda's films as per the proposed outline below and we will discuss their themes, history, and literary background.
Session Outline:
Session Outline:
- Session 1: Biography, influences, contexts, and early works
- Session 3: The Girl Who Leapt through Time
- Session 3: Wolf Children
- Session 4: Wolf Children, continued
- Session 5: The Boy and the Beast
- Session 6: Mirai
- Session 7: Belle
- Session 8: Belle continued
Required Texts
Students should have access to the five films. Three of them are available with a Crunchyroll subscription; the other two can be rented online for about $5 each.
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