| 英文摘要 |
This paper examines the concepts of “plasmaticness” and the “reality” based on the real world presented in Isao Takahata's film My Neighbors the Yamadas (hereafter referred to as Yamadas). First, it introduces Eisenstein's notion of “plasmaticness” —originally introduced in his analysis of Disney—and considers how this concept is utilized in Yamadas and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. By comparing The Tale of the Princess Kaguya with several examples of contemporary Japanese animation that often convey a sense of “softness,” the paper reveals that the plasmatic lines in The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, while not granted the freedom to “move flexibly,” instead implant a sense of “rigidity” at the foundation of the work. This rigidity emphasizes the essence of animation as “drawing” and functions to constantly evoke the presence of the “real world.” The paper then analyses how Yamadas' introductory scenes create a “connection” between the world of animation and lived reality. Based on these observations, the paper clarifies that the methods of animation expression used in Yamadas stand in opposition to a view of realism that merely offers a fictional replication of the real world. Instead, they consciously aim to construct a realism based on the real world and to create a sense of aliveness in animation. |