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Adaptation of First-Person Narrative Literature: Revisiting Kazoku gēmu (1981) and The Family Game (1983)

Zhang, Xiyue
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1566201526952622

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2019, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, East Asian Studies.
The Family Game (1983) is a Japanese film directed by Morita Yoshimitsu 森田芳光 (1950-2011). Recognized as one of important works in the history of Japanese film, it represents the alienation of Japanese family and satirizes examination-oriented education in 1980s. The film is based on the novel Kazoku gēmu 家族ゲーム (lit., “The Family Game”) by Honma Yōhei 本間洋平 (1948-) published in 1981. In the scholarly discussion of The Family Game, the fact that the film is an adaptation has been virtually ignored, which results in the inaccurate assessment of the film. The thesis is a comparative study of Morita’s The Family Game and Honma’s Kazoku gēmu. It first analyzes the narrative style and character development of Kazoku gēmu and identifies the novel as a boku novel with unique narrative style and character development. It then examines The Family Game as an adaptation and explores the challenges of adapting unique first-person text. The exploration of the two works shows that the adaptation of first-person narrative literature can be challenging, and a clarification of adaptation can help deepen understanding of both the source text and the film adaptation.
Shelley Quinn (Advisor)
Margaret Flinn (Advisor)
Richard Torrance (Committee Member)
Kirk Denton (Committee Member)
134 p.
Asian Literature; Asian Studies; Film Studies
Kazoku ge-mu; The Family Game; Honma Yo-hei; Morita Yoshimitsu; modern Japanese literature; modern Japanese film; first-person narrative; adaptation

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  • Zhang, X. (2019). Adaptation of First-Person Narrative Literature: Revisiting Kazoku gēmu (1981) and The Family Game (1983) [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1566201526952622

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zhang, Xiyue. Adaptation of First-Person Narrative Literature: Revisiting Kazoku gēmu (1981) and The Family Game (1983). 2019. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1566201526952622.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zhang, Xiyue. "Adaptation of First-Person Narrative Literature: Revisiting Kazoku gēmu (1981) and The Family Game (1983)." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1566201526952622

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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