%0 Journal Article
%T The Other as the Self<br>¡ªOn Tsurukawa and Kashiwagi as Self-Projections of Mizoguchi in <i>The Temple of the Golden Pavilion</i>
%A Xingyi Xiao
%A Wei Qian
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 13
%N 5
%P 1-6
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2026
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1115370
%X In <i>The Temple of the Golden Pavilion</i>, the characters of Tsurukawa and Kashiwagi hold special significance for the protagonist Mizoguchi, serving as illustrations of Freud¡¯s tripartite structure (id, ego, superego) and the mechanism of projection: the former represents Mizoguchi¡¯s superego projection of goodness, equality, and moral ideals, while the latter embodies his id projection of evil and instinctual desires. Neither is an independent other; rather, both are mirrors of Mizoguchi¡¯s split personality. From relying on the superego to perform goodness, to actively allying with the id and accepting instinctual desires, and finally to the collapse of the superego with Tsurukawa¡¯s death, Mizoguchi¡¯s spiritual trajectory reveals the individual¡¯s spiritual dilemma torn between morality and desire, demonstrating the profound depth of psychoanalytic expression in Japanese literature.
%K The Other
%K Self-Projection
%K <i>The Temple of the Golden Pavilion</i>
%K Psychoanalysis
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=151388