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Observing the Different Quality of Emotion Between Japanese and Korean Movies ―Devotion of The Suspect X as a Case Study-

  • Journal of Japanese Culture
  • 2017, (74), pp.213-232
  • DOI : 10.21481/jbunka..74.201708.213
  • Publisher : The Japanese Culture Association Of Korea (Jcak)
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : May 30, 2017
  • Accepted : August 4, 2017
  • Published : August 31, 2017

Joo Hye-Jeong 1

1전남대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study compared the Japanese movie based on the novel Devotion of the Suspect X by Higashino Keigo with its Korean equivalent in terms of emotions, These movies were very popular in both countries because the audience could emphasized with the characters who lost devotion and love and felt lonely as a result. It is believed that visual media produced in different countries based on the same novel can reveal the social and cultural characteristics of a country behind the adaptation. While the Japanese version of the movie was relatively faithful to the original storyline, the Korean version was adapted to satisfy the Korean emotional palate. This study explored the reasons on the followings: First, it analyzed emotions as a basis for plot change. Second, it examined emotions produced by certain institutions. Finally, it analyzed how loneliness as a “cultural emotion” formed culture and what comprises culture in each country. In the Japanese version, isolation maximized devotion to love, but in the Korean version, devotion to love was not as strong because Korean people even want to share feeling of loneliness. Because of this difference, Japanese version was surely more exciting as a mystery movie while the Korean version still put an emphasis on a sense of community and sharing as a universal Korean emotion.

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