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<P>The Seijun Suzuki STYLE TO KILL book that accompanied the reotrspective has stills of a film that Mari Annu appeared in with a band who look curiously like the Beatles. According to a non-film buff Japanese friend who had caught it on television a few months before, it featured a band called THE SPIDERS and is probably from around the mid-70s. I'd love to see this film - it looked like a cross between BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS and HEAD. If anyone knows anything more about it - title, director, for example - please can they let me know!</P>
<P>thanks</P>
<P>Jasper Sharp</P>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Stephen Cremin" <ASIANFILMLIBRARY@MAC.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
<DIV></DIV>>To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Japanese pop band movies
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 12:35:53 +0000
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<DIV></DIV>>In recent years, Morning Musume's PINCH RUNNER springs immediately to mind,
<DIV></DIV>>but historically (1950s - 1960s) you should find lots. I'll let someone
<DIV></DIV>>with more knowledge answer that one.
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<DIV></DIV>>Someone once wrote to this list for help with her thesis on Japanese
<DIV></DIV>>musicals. Did that ever emerge? I'd love to read it and hope part of it
<DIV></DIV>>has been published somewhere.
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<DIV></DIV>>Incidentally, anyone in UK should tune their videos for Toei Video's NO WAY
<DIV></DIV>>BACK on Channel 5 tonight at 9pm. Toyokawa Etsushi in his prime alongside
<DIV></DIV>>Russel Crowe, Helen Slater, Shimada Kyusaku, etc.
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<DIV></DIV>>Stephen
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<DIV></DIV>> >From: "Tom Mes" <CHINA_CRISIS@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>> >To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
<DIV></DIV>> >Subject: Japanese pop band movies
<DIV></DIV>> >Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:10:30
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<DIV></DIV>> >Since I'm currently working on a review of Takashi Miike's ANDROMEDIA for
<DIV></DIV>> >Midnight Eye, I was wondering if there are any other Japanese films made
<DIV></DIV>> >around popular bands, preferably predating Andromedia (1998).
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<DIV></DIV>> >I know a lot of Japanese actors are ex-musicians, from Mickey Curtis to
<DIV></DIV>> >Masahiro Motoki, but does anyone know of films, aside from Andromedia
<DIV></DIV>> >specifically made about popular bands, in the vein of A Hard Day's Night (or
<DIV></DIV>> >Spice World, if you will)?
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<DIV></DIV>> >Tom
<DIV></DIV>> >Midnight Eye
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