2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Religion C
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Tatsuya Yumiyama
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue / 7-8 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.H306
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The aim of this course is to help students acquire an understanding of the basic concepts and principles of Japanese views of life and death. Therefore students would watch four globally famous Japanese films, Yojiro Takita’s “Departure” (2008), Kunio Kato’s “La maison en petits cubes” (2008), Yasujiro Ozu’s “Tokyo story” (1953) and Mami Sunada’s “Ending Note” (2011) and discuss or write a paper on views of life and death behind them.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Obtain basic knowledge about the basic concepts and principles of Japanese views of life and death.
2) Gain the ability to see what's behind the film.
3) Express their view on Japanese views of life and death.
Keywords
Japanese film, views of life and death, spirituality
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students must respond to the question from a teacher through the discussions or short reports. And they should reach the same degree of understanding as they exchange their points of view.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction: Spirituality in the films | |
| Class 2 | Watching “Departure.” | |
| Class 3 | Discussing about “Departure.” | Write a paper on views of life and death, watching the film. |
| Class 4 | Finding what's behind “Departure.” | |
| Class 5 | Watching “La maison en petits cubes.” | |
| Class 6 | Discussing about “La maison en petits cubes.” | Discuss about views of life and death, watching the film. |
| Class 7 | Finding what's behind “La maison en petits cubes.” | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 8 | Watching “Tokyo story.” | |
| Class 9 | Discussing about “Tokyo story.” | Discuss about views of life and death, watching the film. |
| Class 10 | Finding what's behind “Tokyo story.” | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 11 | Watching “Ending Note.” | |
| Class 12 | Discussing about “Ending Note.” | Discuss about views of life and death, watching the film. |
| Class 13 | Finding what's behind “Ending Note.” | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 14 | Conclusion |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Discussion: 35%, Short report: 35%, Quiz: 30%
Related courses
- LAH.H106 ： Religion A
- LAH.H206 ： Religion B
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
yumiyama【at】ila.titech.ac.jp（replace 【at】 ＠）
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.
Other
Should the number of applicants for this course exceed the limit, a lottery system will be used to determine which students are admitted. Be sure to attend the first class.