A hard return. Bashing, between honor and survival

Abstract

Cinema spreads ideas, customs and values, it is an expression of other people's realities. At times, controversial for offering issues that question the status quo of society, although, it allows an approach to foreign cultures. In this sense, Japanese cinematography has been characterized by showing a successful environment, a resilient society and with scenarios that mirror a buoyant country. But, there is also another cinema, a controversial one, closer to the real Japan. Herein, through the gaze of Masahiro Kobayashi and his movie Bashing, we review the reality that Japan offers to those who, in their context of ideas and values, do not fulfill their duty and dishonor their group. Bullying, marginalization and humiliation will be a constant in the revised work, offering a different face of Japan, with simple, overwhelming scenarios and people with deep feelings. Thus, we consider that the current Japanese cinema offers the opportunity to look closely at this complex and exciting country