1. Student's full name:Hoang Thi Ha Giang
2. Gender:Female
3. Date of birth:10/10/1991
4. Place of birth:Nghe An
5. Decision to recognize student number:4058/2022/QD-XHNV December 28, 2022 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:Are not
7. Thesis topic name:Architecture, Place and Landscape in Shimizu Hiroshi's Films: The Case of The Masseurs and a Woman (1938) and Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
8. Major:Theory and history of cinema and television; Code: 8210232.01
9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Tran Thi Thuc, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
- Research on Japanese cinema 1930-1945 with the case of director Shimizu Hiroshi and the travel film genre that he was loyal to for most of his career.
- Shimizu Hiroshi has a massive career of 163 films, focusing on travel films, taking movement and transit locations along the way as the main inspiration, creating his own unique art of travel filming.
- The sense of travel in Shimizu's films opens up the possibility of considering the relationship between people and places in relation to displacement. Shimizu points out that the tragedy of people in a changing society is not only material hardship or physical injury but also the breakdown of identity. In the grand picture of history, individual identities are erased, personal tragedies are dissolved in the tragedy of the times.
- The special, inseparable connection between human and place has created an effective tool to examine the manifestations of identity alienation and existential crisis in the state of forming/unforming place. In the effort to separate human from the attachment to place and drift into the unknown in placelessness, the film has shown that the existing human is identical with the traveling human. On the other hand, traveling can also be seen as an obvious, inevitable state of existence. When we travel to find the place we belong to, we are also searching for the core meaning of existence, searching for the answer to "being human". And so, Shimizu's travel cinema can also be seen as a subtle philosophy about human identity, about human being-in-the-world.
11. Practical application:The thesis is a direct reference source for those interested in researching director Shimizu Hiroshi and the application of place theory in film studies.
12. Further research directions:The topic can be developed in the direction of using place theory as a basis for research on directors/film works around the world during turbulent periods of history such as war, epidemic, economic recession.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name:Hoang Thi Ha Giang
2. Sex:Female
3. Date of birth:10/10/1991
4. Place of birth:Nghe An
5. Admission decision number:4058/2022/QD-XHNV Dated December 28, 2022
6. Changes in academic process:None
7. Official thesis title:Architecture, Place and Landscape in Hiroshi Shimizu's films: Case study The Masseurs and a Woman (1938) and Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
8. Major:Film and Television Studies Code: 8210232.01
9. Supervisors:Dr. Tran Thi Thuc, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Hanoi)
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
- Japanese Cinema 1930-1945 studies with a focus on director Shimizu Hiroshi and his dedication to the travel film genre throughout much of his career.
- Shimizu Hiroshi's prolific career includes 163 films, largely located on the travel genre, where movement and transit locations along the journey serve as primary inspiration. He created a unique style of travel cinematography.
- The sense of travel in Shimizu's films opens up the possibility of examining human relationships with places in relation to movement. Shimizu highlights the tragedy of individuals in a turbulent society, which encompasses not only physical hardship or bodily harm but also fractures in identity. In the grand picture of history, individual identities are erased, and personal tragedies dissolve into the tragedy of the era.
- The special, inseparable bond between humans and places becomes an effective way for examining expressions of identity alienation and existential crisis in the formation/non-formation of place. In the effort to separate human from the attachment to place and drift into the unknown in placelessness, the films reveal the traveler as a reflection of human existence itself. On the other hand, traveling can also be seen as a state of being. When we travel to find the place we belong to, we are also searching for the core meaning of existence, seeking answers to the essence of "being human". In this way, Shimizu's travel cinema can be viewed as a subtle philosophical exploration about human identity, about human being-in-the-world.
11. Practical applicability, if any:The thesis is a direct reference source for those interested in researching director Shimizu Hiroshi and the application of place theory in film studies.
12. Further research directions, if any:The topic can be developed in the direction of using place theory as a foundation for studying filmmakers/films worldwide during historical turbulent periods such as wars, pandemics, and economic recessions.
13. Thesis-related publications:None
