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Questions:

1. Hayao Miyazaki, the director of Kiki's Delivery Service, is often called the Walt Disney of Japan, a term he despises. Compare and contrast Kiki's Delivery Service to recent Disney films, or ones that we have seen in class. How is the approach to animation and storytelling different from Disney? In particular, how is the film's treatment of a young woman's transition to adulthood depicted and how is it different from Disney films that you have seen?

2. Isao Takahata's iconic war movie Grave of the Fireflies is a powerful and emotional film that explores the devastating impact of war on innocent children. What's your sense of how the use of animation either makes the film more compelling or less involving? Does it devalue the suffering experienced by ordinary Japanese people during the conflict?

3. Ghost in the Shell is one of the most acclaimed anime that features the often used 'robot with a soul' theme. Given recent advancements in AI, the film is also timely. What does the film have to say about the implications of merging human consciousness with technology. What might be saying about what it means to be a human by using Makoto's desire to understand the very nature of her existence?

4. The Ring, Audition and Cure are three very different but also very popular J-Horror films from the 1990s. In your view, how does the film you screened differ from the typical American horror film?