The Other as the Self
¡ªOn Tsurukawa and Kashiwagi as Self-Projections of Mizoguchi in The Temple of the Golden Pavilion %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 The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, 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 The Temple of the Golden Pavilion %K Psychoanalysis %U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6895723