Films on the Law

[Anne McKnight]

Interesting question--I guess it all depends on how you cut the term  
"law."

Frank Upham, J-legal scholar who runs an interesting global law  
program in NY, came to USC last year to talk about how he used visual  
materials in teaching about the "postwar." The film he used was "Sore  
demo boku wa yatteinai." "Sore demo" is a courtroom drama, which seems  
to be relatively rare. (In his take, due to the presence of "activist  
judges," whose role in the system is very different than in the US  
system.)

I guess the intro of the jury system this year might lead to different  
narrative possibilities--more chances for dramatic monologue & juror  
intrigue, etc.
Also, if the Interwebs are correct, there appears to be a course on  
this @ Harvard Law that the student might be able to horn in on if it  
is offered next year. Taught/screened by Mark Ramseyer, who is also a  
prominent legal scholar (from a rational choice perspective, if memory  
serves).

Isn't there a bangup courtroom sequence, also, in Mizoguchi's "Taki no  
shiraitô"?
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On Apr 9, 2009, at 7:36 AM, Mark Nornes wrote:

> I have a grind interested in films on law in Japan. This would be an  
> easy lost to whip out for Hollywood film, but few titles come to  
> mind for Japan. How about you folks?
>
> Markus
>
> (Sent from my iPod, so please excuse the brevity and mistakes.)

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