| i don't know much about Japanese culture but i think this is sort of universal where children are simply curious. they don't have the full knowledge of periods yet and for them it's something mysterious. so mischievous children + curiosity = formula for..that. |
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Mightyzebra said: From what I remember, the boys even try to look up the girl's skirts to -... OMG.... See if they have periods? WHAT? Sick? Or what? So is/was there some kind of perverted attitude to periods in Japan, or is a strange aspect of the film, showing how... Erm... Immature little kids can be? The boys behaviour is only realistic. It's about ridiculing girls. This behaviour is common around the world and often defended with "boys will be boys"-talk. Studio Ghibli were audacious to include the subject of menstruation. This is clearly a feminist film and for that it was not distributed in the west. The Walt Disney Company acquired the US distribution rights from Studio Ghibli-Tokuma as part of a more comprehensive rights agreement. Disney decided it would not release Only Yesterday in the US due to references to menstruation in the film. A clause in Studio Ghibli's distribution contract prohibited Disney from altering the scene to remove the references. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102587/trivia |
zodd0 said: Mightyzebra said: From what I remember, the boys even try to look up the girl's skirts to -... OMG.... See if they have periods? WHAT? Sick? Or what? So is/was there some kind of perverted attitude to periods in Japan, or is a strange aspect of the film, showing how... Erm... Immature little kids can be? The boys behaviour is only realistic. It's about ridiculing girls. This behaviour is common around the world and often defended with "boys will be boys"-talk. Studio Ghibli were audacious to include the subject of menstruation. This is clearly a feminist film and for that it was not distributed in the west. The Walt Disney Company acquired the US distribution rights from Studio Ghibli-Tokuma as part of a more comprehensive rights agreement. Disney decided it would not release Only Yesterday in the US due to references to menstruation in the film. A clause in Studio Ghibli's distribution contract prohibited Disney from altering the scene to remove the references. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102587/trivia I've always thought that was bizarre, considering they let the Canadian cartoon Braceface run on the Disney Channel at the same time in which the main character gets her period. Perhaps they also thought the film would be too slow for younger audiences/wouldn't fit with the rest of the Ghibli catalog they had released. |
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| Old topic, i'll respond anyways because I wanted to show off some thoughts I had while watching it.. (also considering just a few people have responded, I hope someone will be appearing with an accurate answer on this lol) As far as I have understood from the Japanese culture (or at least from the 90s) it's always been a shame to reveal one's period. Even in one's family. Of course the youth from nowadays, (from any other country) would behave like the movie showed. It became a stereotypical thing. But I had a talk about thing along with my siters, that we should personally be educated of the fact how LESS AND LESS shameful we got to be when it comes to period. Considering it's such an important process lol. Even when there are boys/male who have no clue about it. Soooo,I think that particular scene in the show demonstrated it kind of really great. Although it seemed so edgy and stuff. 0.0 |
Mightyzebra said: Haerinsu said: As far as I have understood from the Japanese culture (or at least from the 90s) it's always been a shame to reveal one's period. Even in one's family. Of course the youth from nowadays, (from any other country) would behave like the movie showed. It became a stereotypical thing. But I had a talk about thing along with my siters, that we should personally be educated of the fact how LESS AND LESS shameful we got to be when it comes to period. Considering it's such an important process lol. Even when there are boys/male who have no clue about it. Soooo,I think that particular scene in the show demonstrated it kind of really great. Although it seemed so edgy and stuff. 0.0 Hi, nice to have another response to this forum after so, so long... Based on your responses and the responses of other people in the thread, I find it really, really sad and frustrating that the behaviour these boys display in this film is considered 'normal', as 'boys will be boys' behaviour. I very much grew up with a family who thought this kind of behaviour was completely inappropriate. I also grew up thinking that I should not be 'ashamed' of having periods, but still try and not mess my clothes up! It's clear that, even in countries similar in cultural terms to my own, we have a long, long way to go in improving peoples' behaviour... I'm glad to hear that your sisters feel less and less shameful, periods should not be inherently shameful as they are a *completely* natural process. Hello c: Indeed it's been a long time, sorry for the wait haha Absolutely agree. Reading this, i'm wondering where you're from? If i'm allowed to ask. (Oh I see, from Britain, amazing!) However, for me it's not really sad but more b i z a r (also dumb) to think the virus of ''disgusting girls menstruation'' is still ongoing, when talking about younger generations. And honestly I think directors of famous anime/series should less their demonstration about periods, ''peeking in one another's skirts''...., because you know how young brains are; extremely influencive. So yeah it would be such a beneficial effect. Don't you agree? Anyways, who am I here to suggest something for the mainstream :') In my generation of the moment there's still a lot of hearsay going on, when I give my ears to schools, colleges and even when walking to swimming pools etc. Of course, it IS disgusting when you smell like sh- when it comes to periods but that's just the way of the process and the 'responsibility' of each's own health of periods.. right. Lol. At least make it normal for the society of today to be here for each other.. Because indeed it's such a natural, process.. My apologizes though for my typos, or disclarity. I tried to explain my thoughts as clearly as possible |
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