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Japanese Language Learning

A guide to finding Japanese-language learning resources at NYUAD Library

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Use the catalog's advanced search to find feature films in the Japanese language. Search for "feature film" in "any field" and limit your results to Japanese.

Suggested Films

Spirited Away
Publication Date: 2001
When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents. Chihiro and her parents accidentally wander into another world ruled by witches and monsters. When her parents are captured by the ruler of the world, she tricks the witch into hiring her so she can figure out how to free them.

すずめの戸締まり Suzume
17-year-old Suzume’s journey begins in a quiet town in Kyushu when she encounters a young man who tells her, “I’m looking for a door.” What Suzume finds is a single weathered door standing upright in the midst of ruins as though it was shielded from whatever catastrophe struck. Seemingly drawn by its power, Suzume reaches for the knob…

Databases

SCOLA This link opens in a new window
SCOLA provides access to television and radio broadcasts in their original languages from more than fifty different countries with accompanying English-language transcripts. Content includes current international news, variety programs, a Chinese teaching channel (educational and cultural programming from the People's Republic of China), and programs from emerging nations.