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‘ONRYOU’ IN ‘J – HORROR’ : A PORTAL TO THE POST WORLD-WAR SOCIOCULTURAL CONDITION OF WOMEN IN JAPAN. Part 4: Dark Water by Hideo Nakata
In Dark Water, there was a cycle of abandonment and every generation suffered from it.

Sharmistha Chakrabartty
Apr 24, 20243 min read


‘ONRYOU’ IN ‘J – HORROR’ : A PORTAL TO THE POST WORLD-WAR SOCIOCULTURAL CONDITION OF WOMEN IN JAPAN. Part 3: SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF “ONRYOU” MOTIF IN FILMS
‘Demonic mother’ is a result of feminist movement on 1970s and shifting Japanese society during and after the ‘Economic boom’.

Sharmistha Chakrabartty
Apr 22, 20243 min read


‘ONRYOU’ IN ‘J – HORROR’ : A PORTAL TO THE POST WORLD-WAR SOCIOCULTURAL CONDITION OF WOMEN IN JAPAN. Part 1: Understanding J-Horror
However, at the core, ‘J Horror’ represents an on - going battle between the modern and pre – modern.

Sharmistha Chakrabartty
Apr 18, 20244 min read
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