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=== Japan Landa Imphal ===
=== Japan Landa Imphal ===
{{Main|Japan Landa Imphal}}
{{Main|Japan Landa Imphal}}
'''[[Japan Landa Imphal]]''' ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯖꯄꯥꯟ ꯂꯥꯟꯗ ꯏꯝꯐꯥꯜ}}||Imphal in the Japanese war}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipur film hits silver screen after five years 20120908 |url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.News_Links.News_Links_2012.Manipur_film_hits_silver_screen_after_five_years_20120908}}</ref> is a 2012 Indian [[Meitei language]] [[WWII]] historical romantic fiction film about a romance between a [[Meitei lady]] and a [[Japanese soldier]], who met each other, during the outbreak of the [[WWII]]'s [[Battle of Imphal]], in [[Imphal Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan Landa Imphal – Manipur News|date=21 August 2012 |url=http://www.manipur.org/news/2012/08/21/japan-landa-imphal/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Manipur film hits silver screen after five years - Celluloid movies revived after a decade, premiered in a packed new 900-seat auditorium|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/manipur-film-hits-silver-screen-after-five-years-celluloid-movies-revived-after-a-decade-premiered-in-a-packed-new-900-seat-auditorium/cid/382267|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

=== My Japanese Niece ===
=== My Japanese Niece ===
{{Main|My Japanese Niece}}
{{Main|My Japanese Niece}}

Revision as of 13:29, 29 December 2023

Not to be confused with India–Japan relations.
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In cinema

Japan Landa Imphal

Main article: Japan Landa Imphal

Japan Landa Imphal (Template:Lang-mni)[1] is a 2012 Indian Meitei language WWII historical romantic fiction film about a romance between a Meitei lady and a Japanese soldier, who met each other, during the outbreak of the WWII's Battle of Imphal, in Imphal Valley.[2][3]

My Japanese Niece

Main article: My Japanese Niece
The title "My Japanese Niece" in three languages

My Japanese Niece (Template:Lang-mni, Template:Lang-ja) is a 2015 Japanese-Meitei bilingual film, directed by Mohen Naorem.[4][5][6][7] It shows three major roles; the Japanese soldier (played by Junichi Kajioka), the Japanese niece named Asada (played by actress Yu Asada) and the adopted daughter.[8][9]

In language

An illustration of Japanese language and Meitei language (Manipuri language) in their native writing systems

In Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language), the Battle of Imphal, a historical WWII Japanese-British combat fought in Imphal, is popularly known as "Japan Lan" (Template:Lang-mni) or "Japan Lal" (Template:Lang-mni), where "Lan" or "Lal" means "combat", "battle" or "war".[a]

Multilingual dictionary

On the World Book Day 2022, the Sahitya Thoupang Lup (STL) published a trilingual dictionary of English, Japanese and Meitei languages, written in Latin script, authored by Ph. Nandakumar Sharma, in a function organised in the DIPR Auditorium in Imphal West district. It was produced in the aim to help Meitei speaking students who are learning or want to learn Japanese language, as well as vice versa.[17]

In literature

"Nungshibi Japan" is a Meitei language travelogue about Japan, authored by Saratchand Thiyam, formally released in the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal.[18][19][20][21]

"The Land of The Rising Sun: Numitna Thorakpham Japan Urubada" is authored by Samarendra Chongtham, published in 2008, in English and Meitei languages.[22]

In music

Shakuhachi meets Pena

Main articles: Shakuhachi meets Pena, Shakuhachi, and Pena (musical instrument)

In theatres

Yamata Amasung Keibu Keioiba

Main article: Yamata Amasung Keibu Keioiba

See also

Notes

  1. ^ For the "Japan Lal",[10];
    For the "Japan Lan",[11][12][13][14];
    For the "Lān" ("Laan"),[15];
    For the "Lāl" ("Laal"),[16]

References

  1. ^ "Manipur film hits silver screen after five years 20120908".
  2. ^ "Japan Landa Imphal – Manipur News". 21 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Manipur film hits silver screen after five years - Celluloid movies revived after a decade, premiered in a packed new 900-seat auditorium". www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. ^ "My Japanese Niece Movie Review (2015) - Rating, Cast & Crew With Synopsis". nettv4u.
  5. ^ Times, Manipur. ""My Japanese Niece" – a masterpiece from Mohen Naorem | Manipur Times".
  6. ^ "100 Thai soldiers to act in Manipuri film 'My Japanese Niece' : 19th mar13". e-pao.net.
  7. ^ "Interaction program with actors of film My Japanese Niece Junichi and Yu Asada 20130111".
  8. ^ "Japanese girl 'finds' her uncle in Manipur". The Indian Express. 2012-08-28.
  9. ^ Times, Manipur. ""My Japanese Niece" – a masterpiece from Mohen Naorem | Manipur Times".
  10. ^ Mukherji, Priyadarśī (2009). Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Contemporary Anecdotes, Reminiscences, and Wartime Reportage. Har-Anand Publications. p. 93. ISBN 978-81-241-1428-5. Due to their ignorance, and the numerically vast presence of the Japanese divisions, the people of Manipur were made to understand that this was Japan-lal (which in the Manipuri language means 'Japanese War').
  11. ^ Kangjam, Yaiphaba Meetei (2019). Forgotten Voices of the Japan Laan: The Battle of Imphal and the Second World War in Manipur. INTACH. ISBN 978-81-7305-618-5.
  12. ^ Singh, Rajkumar Mani (2002). Khwairakpam Chaoba Singh. Sahitya Akademi. p. 47. ISBN 978-81-260-1519-1. ... By that time the title was also popularly known as Japan Lan (war) as the play covered the experiences of Manipur during the Second World War. ...
  13. ^ Phuritshabam, Chaoba; Ningombam, Shreema; Haripriya, Soibam (2015-07-06). Tattooed with Taboos: An Anthology of Poetry by Three Women from Northeast India. PP. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4828-4851-9. Manipur, a princely state before its merger with India on October 15, 1949 was a backdrop of the Second World War which was at that time locally known as Japan lan (war). ...
  14. ^ Baral, Kailash C. (2023-05-16). Cultural Forms and Practices in Northeast India. SN. p. 173. ISBN 978-981-19-9292-6. ... It was around 1940 CE, before World War II, which was generally known as Japan Lan (Japan war) that this...
  15. ^ Sharma, H. Surmangol (2006). "Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary ("Lān")". dsal.uchicago.edu (in Manipuri and English). Chicago University. p. 170, 171. Retrieved 2023-12-29. lān ꯂꯥꯟ /lan/ n. war; battle. Variant: lāl. ~ ngam- /~ ŋəm/ v. to win a war. Morph: ~ ngam- [~ to win]. ~ cang- /~ cə́ŋ/ v. to engage oneself at a war. Morph: ~ cang-
  16. ^ Sharma, H. Surmangol (2006). "Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary ("Lāl")". dsal.uchicago.edu (in Manipuri and English). Chicago University. p. 52, 172, 183. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  17. ^ "World Book Day: English-Japanese-Manipuri dictionary released". Imphal Free Press. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  18. ^ "'Nungshibi Myanmar', 'Nungshibi Japan' released". Imphal Free Press. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  19. ^ "'Nungshibi Myanmar', 'Nungshibi Japan' released : 10th apr23 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  20. ^ "Saratchand Thiyam delivers two new travelogues, 'Nungshibi Myanmar' and 'Nungshibi Japan'". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  21. ^ "Saratchand Thiyam delivers two new travelogues, 'Nungshibi Myanmar' and 'Nungshibi Japan' : 10th apr23 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  22. ^ Chongtham, Samarendra (2008). The Land of The Rising Sun: Numitna Thorakpham Japan Urubada. Akansha Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8370-147-1.

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