To Cite This Article

Seio Nakajima. 2021. “Studies of Chinese Cinema in Japan”. Journal of Chinese Film Studies 1 (1): 167 – 186.

日本学界与中国电影的渊源已有将近一百余年的历史，在此期间，任凭时代浮沉，也挡不住历代日本民众与学界对中国电影的好奇与探索。日本学界对中国电影的研究经历了怎样的嬗变？当下日本对中国电影的研究会走向何种新趋势？对此，早稻田大学教授中岛圣雄又有何洞见？

1 Abstract and Keywords

Abstract: Japanese interests in Chinese cinema go as far back as to the 1910s, when film magazines reported on the situation of Chinese cinema. Discussions of Chinese cinema began to flourish in the 1920s, when intellectuals wrote travelogue essays on Chinese cinema, particularly on Shanghai cinema. In the mid-1930s, more serious analytical discourses were presented by a number of influential contemporary intellectuals, and that trend continued until the end of WWII. Post-War confusion in Japan, as well as political turmoil in China, dampened academic interestss of Japanese scholars inon Chinese cinema somewhat, but since the re-discovery of Chinese cinema in the early 1980s with the emergence of the Fifth Generation, academic discussions on Chinese cinema resumed and flourished in the 1980s and the 1990s. In the past decade or so, interesting new trends in studies of Chinese cinema in Japan are emerging that include more transnational and comparative approaches, focusing not only on film text but the context of production, distribution, and exhibition. Moreover, scholars from outside of the disciplines of literature and film studies—such as cultural studies, history, and sociology—have begun to contribute to rigorous discussions of Chinese cinema in Japan.

Keywords: China, cinema, film, history, Japan

摘要：日本对中国电影的关注最早可追溯至二十世纪一十年代，当时很多电影杂志对中国电影的情况进行了报道。二十世纪二十年代，日本文人撰写了不少关于中国电影尤其是上海电影的游记，关于中国电影的热烈讨论由此拉开帷幕。到二十世纪三十年代中期，许多有影响力的当代文人就中国电影写出了更多严肃性的分析文章，该潮流一直延续至二战结束。由于战后日本时局混乱，中国政局动荡，日本学者对于中国电影的学术热情在某种程度上有所消减。然而随着二十世纪八十年代早期中国电影的复苏以及第五代电影导演的出现，日本关于中国电影的学术讨论重新启动，并于二十世纪八十年代和二十世纪九十年代达到了繁盛局面。在过去的十多年间，日本对中国电影的研究出现了新趋势，研究方法更趋向于跨国研究和比较研究，不光注重电影文本，同时还关注电影制作、发行和展映的时代背景。与此同时研究文化、历史和社会学等非文学和电影研究领域的学者也逐步加入中国电影在日本相关议题的严谨探讨。

关键词：中国；影业；电影；历史；日本

2 A Glimpse of This Article

《白毛女》（王滨、水华，1950）于1955年12月在日本上映

This paper provides a concise review of the evolution of studies of Chinese cinema in Japan, starting at the very beginning of the 20th century until the present. Although not in the strict format of academic studies, Japanese interests in Chinese cinema go as far back as to the 1910s, when film magazines reported on the situation of Chinese cinema.

本文按照从二十世纪初期到现在的时间线对中国电影研究在日本的发展嬗变进行了简明的综述。经过梳理发现，日本对中国电影的关注最早可追溯至二十世纪一十年代，当时日本电影杂志已对中国电影情况进行了报道……

Early Encounters (1910s-1920s)

The first section describes the earliest encounters of Japanese interests with Chinese cinema during the 1910s to the 1920s.

第一部分阐述二十世纪一十年代至二十世纪二十年代期间日本对中国电影的关注情况。中国首部电影上映不到五年时间，日本第一部电影杂志《活动写真界》便对上海的电影院进行了报道，后来又陆续出现了各种电影杂志，相继对上海的影院以及电影拍摄活动等进行了报道，到二十世纪二十年代后期，由于“上海游”在日本的火热，许多文人学者也相继加入中国电影的研究，其中就包括中河与一、谷崎润一郎等……

War Time Engagements (1930s-1940s)

The second section details the War-time conditions of Japanese studies of Chinese cinema.

第二部分详细阐述战争年代日本对中国电影的研究情况。战争时期，许多学者、媒体人、电影评论家以及电影从业人员发表了大量作品，主要关注战时日本对中国电影制作的参与以及中日影业之间的关系等……

Post-War Period (1950s-1970s)

The third section explores the situation of studies of, and interests in, Chinese cinema in Japan in the post-war period of the 1950s to the 1970s.

第三部分探索二十世纪五十年代到二十世纪七十年代间即战后年代日本对中国电影的研究和关注情况。二战结束后，日本对中国电影的研究相对较少，其中缘由十分复杂，不过在此期间仍有不少优秀中国电影在日本上映……

Re-discovery of Chinese Cinema (1980s-1990s)

The fourth section discusses the “re-discovery” of Chinese cinema in Japan, when the so-called the Fifth Generation of film directors made a meteoric rise in the world cinema scene.

第四部分讨论在中国第五代电影导演迅速崛起的情况下，日本对中国电影的“重新探索”。当张艺谋、陈凯歌等第五代导演在电影界声名鹊起，日本开始重新审视中国电影……

Contemporary Trends (the late 1990s-Present)

The fifth section examines contemporary trends since the late-1990s to the present.

第五部分探讨二十世纪九十年代至今中国电影研究的当代发展趋势。当今，有越来越多的跨国学者、社会学家、历史学家逐步参与到中国电影研究领域中来，而媒体人、电影评论家以及电影从业者在研究领域中所扮演的角色也越来越重要……

3 About the Author

中岛圣雄 | Seio NakajimaWaseda University

Seio Nakajima teaches sociology and Asian studies at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University. He has conducted organizational analyses of the Chinese film industry, as well as ethnographies of Chinese film audiences and consumption.

中岛圣雄，早稻田大学教授，主要研究领域包括现代中国电影产业的社会学分析、亚洲创意产业、中国与东亚社会论以及当代艺术、媒体与社会，对中国影业以及中国电影观众和消费进行了系统的研究分析。

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