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<DIV><FONT face="MS UI Gothic" size=2><FONT size=3>Dear Kinejapan
members<BR><BR>I have published the new book in Japanese which titled "Bunka to
Toso ―Toho <BR>Sogi 1946-1948"(The Struggle for Culture:The Labour Dispute at
Toho Studio <BR>1946-1948).Tokyo: Shinyo-sha.5700 +tax yen.ISBN
978-4-7885-1037-1<BR><BR>This book tries to clarify the substance of the Toho
Dispute through <BR>analyzing of many varieties of documents and papers of
company and labour <BR>union including the minutes of the meeting,private diary
of the art director <BR>etc.<BR>Many famous director,Kurosawa Akira,
ImaiTadashi, Gosh Heinosuke, Yamamoto <BR>Kajiro,KinugasaTeinosuke ,Toyoda
Shiro,Yamamoto Satsuo etc. committed <BR>themselves to this dispute
actively.<BR><BR>I believe this book will help you to understand a conflict
between the movie <BR>business,union activities and the desire of art-oriented
director in <BR>Japanese context.<BR><BR>I am sorry that I do not intend publish
English version due to my poor <BR>English literacy and book volume
..<BR><BR>Thank you.<BR><BR> Yours
sincerely,<BR><BR> Masao
Inoue<BR> Professor of
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Rikkyo University,<BR>
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