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Answer the questions opposite while watching Part 1 of this episode.
Japanese Body Language
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Answer the questions opposite while watching Part 2 of this episode.
PLEASE START AT THE 2MIN MARK. Watch this clip to answer the last part of the question page about club activites in Japan.
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At the end of this part of the episode, Sugi sensei is crying out "itai". This means "Ouch!" or "It hurts!". Watch this short clip that explains this further. Maybe watch it twice because it's very fast and short. Then answer Question 7 on your worksheet.
Sugi sensei distracts the bullies by calling out Yankumi which is a reference to the Japanese Yakuza (Mafia). Watch this clip about 10 interesting facts about the Yakuza and answer Question 8 on your worksheet.
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The samurai wore their hair in a top knot as a sign of their samurai status. The idea of the top knot came about as a way of helping the samurai to keep their helmuts on.
When this hair was cut the samurai was no longer considered to be of the same standing in society. In this scene of The Last Samurai movie, a warrior is being punished by the Imperial Army soldiers. Their way of humiliating him is to cut off his top knot. |
Watch the clip below that shows some interesting facts about the samurai and then complete the worksheet on Samurai.
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