AST 022: Introduction to Japanese Film

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours

Catalog page 132

Prerequisites: none

Description: An introduction to Japan’s major directors and to watching and writing about Japanese film. Works studied range from the samurai epics of Kurosawa to recent anime. All films have subtitles. No previous knowledge of Japanese language or culture is required.

Cross-listing: Cross-listed with MCS 022, and JPN 022.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Combined: AST 022 / JPN 022 / MCS 022
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 140/150 26/30 166/180
2024-25 140/ 75 140/ 75
2023-24 143/150 143/150
2022-23 146/148 146/148
2021-22  70/ 75  70/ 75
2020-21  73/ 75  73/ 75
2019-20  60/ 62  60/ 62
2017-18  45/ 45  45/ 45
2016-17  68/ 70  68/ 70