@article{ART002480917},
author={Yun-Jong Lee},
title={Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2019},
volume={55},
pages={133-158},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yun-Jong Lee
TI - Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2019
VL - 55
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 133
EP - 158
SN - 1598-0685
AB - Kiro, which means abandonment of the elderly, is a unique custom that may have existed in Northeast Asia, transferred through each country's folktales as well as ancient documents of India, China, Korea, and Japan. Kiro folktales have forms of Koryeojang folklores in Korea, and the Legend of Mount Obasete in Japan, of which narrative structure all ends with abolition of the “evil” custom. The folktales of Kiro were filmed as Koryeojang by Kim Ki-young in South Korea in 1963, and in Japan by Kinoshita Keisuke and Imamura Shohei in the films, The Ballad of Narayama (1958 and 1982). The Ballad of Narayama is based on the 1956 novel of the same title, written by Fukasawa Shichiro, who recreated the legend of Obasute mountain. All three films depict the relationship between an elderly mother and her middle-age son, who practice Kiro customs for peace and well-being of their villages. In Koryeojang, however, the Kiro system is abolished by the son. In this paper, I will comparatively analyze Koryeojang with the two films, The Ballad of Narayama in relation with Kiro folktales and explore the cultural transformation of storytellings of two Northeast Asian nations, Korea and Japan.
KW - folktale;Koryeojang;the ballad of Narayama;Kim Ki-young;Kinoshita Keisuke;Imamura Shohei;Fukasawa Shichiro
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133
ER -
Yun-Jong Lee. (2019). Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama. Cross-Cultural Studies, 55, 133-158.
Yun-Jong Lee. 2019, "Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.55, pp.133-158. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133
Yun-Jong Lee "Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama" Cross-Cultural Studies 55 pp.133-158 (2019) : 133.
Yun-Jong Lee. Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama. 2019; 55 133-158. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133
Yun-Jong Lee. "Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama" Cross-Cultural Studies 55(2019) : 133-158.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133
Yun-Jong Lee. Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama. Cross-Cultural Studies, 55, 133-158. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133
Yun-Jong Lee. Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2019; 55 133-158. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133
Yun-Jong Lee. Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama. 2019; 55 133-158. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133
Yun-Jong Lee. "Cinematic Representation of Northeast Asian Folktales About Abandonment of the Elderly :On Koryeojang and the Ballad of Narayama" Cross-Cultural Studies 55(2019) : 133-158.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2019.55..133
