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<DIV><FONT face="MS UI Gothic" size=2>Hi everyone, I'm Robyn
Dranfield-Yamashita. I live in Aoba-ku, Yokohama. Originally, I'm
from Canada and I've been living in Japan for almost nine years.
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<DIV><FONT face="MS UI Gothic" size=2>I'm a graduate student. I'm
researching how women are portrayed in Japanese films. So, far I've only
been able to find research in English, about the "big" name past directors (Ozu,
Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Naruse, a bit about Imamura Shohei and Kinoshita
Keisuke). Nothing really specifically dealing with women, but there is
a bit. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice or help about
who has done research, articles or which movies they recommend I should
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<DIV><FONT face="MS UI Gothic" size=2>Any help would be welcomed!!!
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<DIV><FONT face="MS UI Gothic" size=2>Thank you!
Robyn</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>