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We had “Jane’s English Seminar: Broaden Your World” at the World Plaza on July 23. Ms. Jane Curtis, CIR of Saga Prefecture Government International Affairs Division, explained to us about Japanese influence on western movies. The title was “MOVIES BASED ON JAPANESE WORKS. “



MOVIES BASED ON LITERARY WORKS
文学作品が原作の映画




Rated “R”
R指定映画(R＝RESTRICTED)
Children under 17 require an accompanying parent or adult guardian to see an R-rated movie.



Critically Acclaimed
高評価（評論家の間で）
Never Let Me Go is based on the critically acclaimed novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.



MOVIES INSPIRED BY AKIRA KUROSAWA
黒澤明作品を元にした映画




MOVIES BASED ON MANGA & ANIME
漫画やアニメが原作の映画



Flop
大コケ
The Dragon Ball movie was a huge flop.






MOVIES BASED ON VIDEO GAMES & TOYS
ゲームや玩具が原作の映画



Box-Office Hit
大当たり
The Transformers movie was a huge box-office hit.





RE-MAKES OF JAPANESE FILMS
邦画のリメイク





True to the original
原作に忠実
Supposedly, the Hollywood version of The Yellow Handkerchief is quite true to the original.

NEXT TIME…　
8/13 SEATTLE’S JAPANESE COMMUNITY



次回8月1３日（火）のセミナーは「シアトルの日系人コミュニティー」をお送りいたします。皆さまご期待ください。

“Jane’s English Seminar: Broaden Your World”will be held on 2nd and 4th Tuesday every month. Please join us!

Saga Prefecture International Relations Association
Tel: 0952-25-7921
E-mail: info@spira.or.jp