His Voice and Two Angels: <i>009 RE: CYBORG</i> as a Critique of Justice

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  • IZUMI Juntaro
    Graduate School of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University

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  • “彼の声”と2人の天使：正義批判論としての『009 RE: CYBORG』

Abstract

<p>Many films often depict the “superhero of justice” with conceptual uncertainty about the icon. While 009 RE: CYBORG (Dir. Kenji, Kamiyama,2012) is classified as a film of that sort, it presents a different view of the issue of justice in a peculiar way with images and sounds. Referring to the Critique of Violence (Benjamin) and Force de Loi (Derrida), I examine the peculiarity of the film as putting into question the representation of violence,integrated with the function of concealment, which forms a pivotal condition to realize the concept of “justice.” In the film, the question of justice is developed in the two dominant manners of expression: (1) the auditory composition of “His Voice” that compels the listener to violently execute justice, and (2) the visual composition of “Angels” that lead the protagonist, Joe, to establish a new relationship with His Voice, thus releasing himself from a mere execution of justice. Based on the analysis of them, this article concludes that the representation of the hero in the animation film effectively resists the execution of justice, as well as addressing the presence of it.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390013706726703616
  • DOI
    10.34370/jjas.18.1_3
  • ISSN
    24351989
    1347300X
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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