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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Perhaps not the really "well known" films,
but</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>in Yakuza (gangster) films they drink sake
all</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>the time and on very different occassions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>For example extremly old school (like the scene
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>in Kitano's </FONT><FONT face=Arial>"Brother"), when a new
member comes </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>into the </FONT><FONT face=Arial>group.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Or before the final fight (or in the middle of
it)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>the hero drinks sake straight out of the
bottle</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and cleans his katana (sword) </FONT><FONT face=Arial>with
it </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>(I remember some scenes with Takakura Ken).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>'Hope that could help a little bit.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Greetings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sven </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=chimaykaren@yahoo.com href="mailto:chimaykaren@yahoo.com">Karen
Riley</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 18, 2003 12:57
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> sake in films</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>This is a bit of an esoteric question...<BR>Can anybody think
of images of sake drinking in<BR>Japanese film (or Japanese tv for that
matter) and how<BR>the prevalence of drinking sake (as compared with
say<BR>whiskey and beer) has changed/declined in film<BR>representation over
the years...I guess what I'm after<BR>here is how film/tv media has mirrored
the decline of<BR>this cultural symbol. Also, are there any
outstanding<BR>scenes of drinking sake that come to mind in well<BR>known
films?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Karen<BR><BR>__________________________________<BR>Do
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