Hello,<br>
<br>
Been on the list for a couple of months now but haven't really posted
much, but feel a bit less shy now after meeting some of you in person
at the Kinema Club V :)<br>
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Just wanted to introduce myself really briefly as well as talk about the dissertation I'm working on.<br>
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Name is Wei Ting, currently attending graduate school in Osaka. My
primary research interests are Sino-Japanese relations and cultural
history, as for film I just watch lots of it. It's my dream to someday
move into political documentaries and perhaps make a film on modern-day
Sino-Japanese relations...but until I get more people on board it's
going to remain a pipe dream.<br>
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I'm currently working on my dissertation which is on the representation
of the "China Incident" in Japanese film in the 1930s. I'm primarily
looking at the development of the news film industry, the plethora of
"Japan saves China" drama films, and documentary films by filmmakers
such as Kamei Fumio as well as other propaganda films. Despite the
extreme difficulty in getting hold of these old films I've had a little
measure of success by hunting down video rental stores, searching on
Yahoo Auctions, etc. There really doesn't seem to be any better
way of accessing these films, and my library's collection is paltry. <br>
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At the moment I'm on the hunt for several films, and would appreciate
if anybody could provide me with any leads on viewing them: <br>
Anything with Ri Koran, especially China Nights, The Road to the
Pacific War, Sakebu Ajia (Asia cries out), Kamei Fumio's Peking,
The Good Earth (Paramount, or MGM? I forget. I found it on Amazon but
it cost like $50 to ship it hear to Japan), Hokushi no Sora wo Tsuku
(Striking at the North Skies), Five Scouts, Mud & Soldiers,
Shanghai Rikusentai<br>
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In addition I also have a list of Toho Bunka Eiga films which I found
in a 1938 edition of Kinema Junpo, all of which have to do with the
China Incident. (These include productions by Kamei, Monbusho,
Rikugunsho and Kaigunsho, etc etc). Would the best way to try and view
these films be just to ring up Toho and ask? As a film-studies novice I
would appreciate any advice on this matter. Yoroshiku!<br>
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That's it from me for now, thanks in advance for the help. And before I
forget, many thanks to Prof Miryam Sas for introducing me to Kinema
Club, and to Mark Normes for encouraging me to go for the conference.<br>
<br>
cheers<br>
Wei Ting<br>
<br>
<br><br>-- <br>"Of course, it was impossible to connect the dots
looking forward, You can only connect them looking backwards, so you
have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future." -
Steve Jobs