Re. Ojo Okichi - if there are recently added credits does that mean the original credits were deliberately removed? If so, where did you see the original credits crediting Mizoguchi as 'hodo'? Are there two prints in circulation; or by 'original credits' do you mean credits listed in contemporary publications such as Kinema Junpo?<br> <br> The film is listed in some Japanese Mizoguchi filmographies such as in the KJ book. But in any case, even if it's only Mizoguchi-related, it's nice to have it!<br> <br> ALEX<br> <br><br><b><i>Chika Kinoshita <ckinoshi@midway.uchicago.edu></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> This a belated addition to the Mizoguchi/Ojo Okichi issue.<br>I agree with Dick. I also saw Ojo Okichi's title roll. Mizoguchi <br>didn't direct Ojo Okichi if we follow the commonly understood sense <br>of "direction." What Mizoguchi exactly did as "hodo" to
the film is <br>unknown. It is possible that he was on set, but also he might well <br>have just allowed the company to use his name. Hatsusugata, the lost <br>film of the first woman director in Japan, Sakane Tazuko, who was <br>Mizoguchi's continuity keeper and editor, is said to credit Mizoguchi <br>in the same capacity. So it was probably a common practice in Daiichi <br>eiga where both Ojo Okichi and Hatsu sugata were made. In addition, I <br>didn't come across any contemporary critics who regarded Ojo Okichi <br>as Mizoguchi's work. So it's just Mizoguchi-related.<br><br>Chika Kinoshita<br>University of Western Ontario<br>On Sep 24, 2006, at 10:49 PM, Dick Stegewerns wrote:<br><br>><br>> Alexander Jacoby wrote:<br>><br>>> It seems that the film in question turned up a couple of years ago <br>>> and has even been shown on Japanese TV. The title of the film is <br>>> Ojo Okichi (untranslateable - the name of the heroine), and it was
<br>>> made in 1935. It is so obscure that isn't even listed in any <br>>> English language Mizoguchi filmography I've seen. The reason for <br>>> this may be that it is actually another film co-directed by Mizo <br>>> (the name of the co-director, who is little-known, has momentarily <br>>> eluded me however).<br>><br>> Ojo Okichi was shown on Sky Perfect earlier this year as part of <br>> the Mizoguchi retrospective. The recently added credits rank <br>> Mizoguchi as director before Takashima Tatsunosuke but the credits <br>> of the original film give Takashima as director and Mizoguchi as <br>> someone merely providing assistance/guidance (ÊäƳ¡¡hodo).<br>><br>> Dick Stegewerns<br>> Osaka Sangyo University<br><br></blockquote><br><p> 
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