The Appearance Of The Study For Gender Role in Hayao Miyazaki´s Animations

• Main Authors: Hsin I-Chia, 辛宜家
• Other Authors: Wu Lan-Ruo Ph.D
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/71276498657428680695

碩士 === 國立台北護理學院 === 嬰幼兒保育研究所 === 96 === Hayao Miyazaki is famous in Japan for his animations. His animations are also very popular in Taiwan. The representations of gender roles in his animations are very different with other animations. Therefore, this research was designed to discuss about the presentation of gender role in Hayao Miyazaki’s Animations. This research includes four parts: division of labor in gender differences, characteristics in gender differences, occupation classifications and occupation positions, and role appearance. Four movies: “My Neighbor Totoro”, “Spirited Away”, “Kiki's Delivery Service”, and “Porco Rosso”, which were most popular among Hayao Miyazaki’s Animations at movie rental stores in 2007. These four movies are applied for the subjects in this study. The method in the research was event recording and adapted content analysis to discuss the gender role in all these movies. The findings in this study are addressed: a)Division of labor in gender differences: about works of taking care and educating people and cleaning, etc, there is no bias between gender differences; however, the role who supports a family and heavy duty works are most partially traditional ideas which are more focus on male rather than presented by active and innovate ways which female can do it. b)Characteristics in gender differences: giving various extroversion, agreeableness and emotional stability on gender differences.In openness, he shows women’s independence, which is totally different from the stereotypical idea that women are usually weaker than males, but in conscientiousness, he still stress much on female. Therefore, he assumed open and various way to describe the roles, and still didn’t forget to reflect some the traditional characteristic traits of the female role. c)In the role of occupation classifications and occupation positions, many times the job positions are placed by genders very similar to the accordance of our society. d)The appearance of the gender roles usually doesn’t have real visible differences. Showing characters without make-up, in simple and/or casual outfits, and rarely show figures that differentiate genders. These figures are mostly shown in a more simple and neutral look.