Daniel Arrieta
   Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of Hispanic Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies
   Position   Associate Professor
Language Spanish
Publication Date 2014/07
Type Book(s)
Title One Book and Five Films: Variations of the Feminine Seduction in Manji by Tanizaki Junichiro
Contribution Type Single author
Journal TypeAnother Country
Publisher In Japanese Presences. University of Salamanca Publishing
Volume, Issue, Page pp.89-98
Total page number 11
Details Starting from Tanizaki Junichirô’s novel Quicksand (卍), we compare its five adaptations to cinema to date analyzing the variations in the plot depending on the genre, the time when the film is made and the different readings of Tanizaki’s novel by each director. The different cinematic narrative frameworks and Mitsuko’s characterization as a Westernized femme fatale, as a demonic being or as a sadistic teenager will guide the commentary.