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Kazuo Ishiguro has admitted that he is influenced by the movie director Yasujiro Ozu. Many scholars have theorized regarding the influence of Ozu in Ishiguro's works. However, many of the theses that describe the influence of Japanese movies tend to use conceptual terms such as mononoaware or yugen with Ishiguro's work. In this paper, I will explore Ishiguro's first two novels and search for Ozu's influence in them, mainly focusing on their dialogue, pace, and their portrayal of danchi (public housing). In addition, I will also try to elucidate why it was difficult for Ishiguro to express 'Japaneseness' by comparing A Pale View of Hills and The Sound of the Mountain, directed by Mikio Naruse. |
