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<DIV>ha of course that was the first one mentioned!</DIV>
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<DIV>Don't know if anyone has mentioned the pivotal role the PS2 played in DARE MO SHIRANAI</DIV>
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<DIV>How old were the kids in PULSE?</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=357331117-21112005>Very useful in this respect is Ichikawa Jun's NO LIFE KING (1989) about video games and urban legends. In the film a group of boys acquire the latest version of the video game "The Legend of the Lif King IV" which rumors say is cursed. All those who fail to finish will die. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=357331117-21112005><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3><FONT color=#000080>The sudden dead of their school principal while delivering a diatribe against video games, confirms in the eyes of the boys the curse.</FONT> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu [mailto:owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Greg Johnson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 21, 2005 10:11 AM<BR><B>To:</B> KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> children consuming electronic technology in Japanese films?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Would anybody have suggestions for film images of Japanese children using electronic stuff, particularly as entertainment? Ozu’s Ohayo on television & </FONT><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial>Nakata’s</FONT></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=5><FONT face=Times> </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana>Ringu for video come to mind. There are scenes in Koreeda’s Daremo shiranai at a game parlor and with a TV game. I would be very grateful for any advice. <BR><BR>Greg Johnson<BR>Comparative Culture<BR>Otsuma Women’s University<BR>Tokyo </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>