[KineJapan] Demon Slayer now number 1 film of all time

Mon Dec 28 20:48:31 EST 2020

Hello,

In my view, the fact that this film is so successful is also function with how the film relates to the anime.
The film is not a side-story, but a direct continuation of the anime. For fans of the anime series, in order to know how the story further develops, one is, in a way, forced to watch the film. In order to be prepared for the second anime series, one also needs to see the film.

The fact that the film is a continuation of the anime is also evident in the visuals of the film. The film feels like a very long anime episode.

Happy New Year!

With kind regards,
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke
Psycho-analyst, Movie-critic
http://psychocinematography.wordpress.com/

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   1. Demon Slayer now number 1 film of all time (Gerow Aaron)
   2. Re: Demon Slayer now number 1 film of all time (Rea Amit)

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Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 23:48:01 -0500
From: Gerow Aaron <aaron.gerow at yale.edu>
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Subject: [KineJapan] Demon Slayer now number 1 film of all time
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According to news reports, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train has now surpassed Miyazaki Hayao's Spirited Away to become the top grossing film of all time at the Japanese box office. I think that in the future there will be a lot of discussion not only of this series, but of why this film did so well during a pandemic that suppressed filmgoing worldwide.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-27/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-film-overtakes-spirited-away-as-no.1-film-ever-in-japan/.167920 <https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-27/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-film-overtakes-spirited-away-as-no.1-film-ever-in-japan/.167920>
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202012280000250.html <https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202012280000250.html>

But does anyone want to offer some theories now?

Aaron Gerow
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Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 05:59:18 -0600
From: Rea Amit <reavolution at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [KineJapan] Demon Slayer now number 1 film of all time
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Reasons for a given work's popularity are always speculative. Toho producer
Ichikawa Minami told the Asahi that because people spend more time at home
they read more manga, watch more anime, and that Demon Slayer caters, like
Spirited Away, to both adults and children. In addition to his questionable
remarks about the Japanese penchant for themes of friendship and family, he
also points out that because of the pandemic there was less competition
from Hollywood, but perhaps the film succeeds despite covid, and not thanks
to it.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASNDX52SLNDPUCVL016.html

Me and my elementary school daughters can't wait to watch it already!

Yoi o toshi o

Rea

On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:48 PM Gerow Aaron via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> According to news reports, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train has now surpassed
> Miyazaki Hayao's Spirited Away to become the top grossing film of all time
> at the Japanese box office. I think that in the future there will be a lot
> of discussion not only of this series, but of why this film did so well
> during a pandemic that suppressed filmgoing worldwide.
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> https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-27/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-film-overtakes-spirited-away-as-no.1-film-ever-in-japan/.167920
> https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202012280000250.html
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> But does anyone want to offer some theories now?
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> Aaron Gerow
> Professor
> Film and Media Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
> Chair, East Asian Languages and Literatures
> Yale University
> 143 Elm Street, Room 210
> PO Box 208324
> New Haven, CT 06520-8324
> USA
> Phone: 1-203-432-7082
> Fax: 1-203-432-6729
> e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu
> website: www.aarongerow.com<http://www.aarongerow.com>
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