<DIV id=RTEContent>Another somewhat older film on this topic is Mori to Mizuumi no Matsuri (1958 - usually called The Outsiders in English) by Tomu Uchida - an interesting film about the plight of the Ainu population in Hokkaido. It's rather like a Hollywood Western transposed to Japan, and displays some of the same ambivalent attitude to the natives as do certain liberal Westerns of the period.<BR></DIV> <DIV>How about films about burakumin - the invisible minority? There are two versions of the famous Toson Shimazaki novel Hakai (The Outcast) - one by Kinoshita from 1946, one by Ichikawa in 1962.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>All these films exist in English subtitled prints in Japan, but outside touring retrospectives it may be difficult for you to access them in the States. I believe the The Outsiders has been available, unsubtitled, on video in Japan, and you might be able to track down a second-hand copy if you search Amazon.co.jp or elsewhere...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ALEX<BR></DIV><p>
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