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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm sure you'll get more detailed answers from
others on the list, but in the meantime, your father might be happy to hear that
she seem to still be alive (according to a short article in the japanese
wikipedia), but less so that she got married (in 64 - after retiring from acting
in 63) - no mention of kids ...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Lewis</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Dru.Sefton@newhouse.com href="mailto:Dru.Sefton@newhouse.com">Dru
Sefton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
href="mailto:kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 23, 2007 11:26
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Junko Kano/Kanou.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Name: Ms. Dru
Sefton<BR>Institutional affiliation or job: Journalist<BR>City and country:
Washington, DC<BR>Research projects or publications: Newhouse News
Service<BR>Interests with regard to Japanese film and moving image media: A
personal, not professional, quest: Locating contact information for
actress.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all: First of all, my thanks to Jasper
Sharp of midnighteye.com for his assistance in locating this
list.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a sentimental story to offer you. My
father, while stationed in Japan in the late 1950s, was romantically involved
with a Japanese actress, Junko Kano (or Kanou). They fell in love and he
proposed marriage. Her father, however, refused to give his blessing to the
union because of the cultural differences. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I first heard their story in the 1970s when I was
in high school. Of course I was fascinated -- I could have been born
half-Japanese! Wow! M</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>y dad, now 71, still
gets a faraway look in his eyes when mentioning her.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dad took many photos of her while he was in
Japan. She was quite beautiful.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got to thinking about her the other day when
friends departed for a holiday in Japan. I Googled her and my dad was
fascinated to see the list of films she went on to make.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My question to anyone on this list: How would I
go about finding more about Junko Kano? I'd love to know if she's still alive,
if she married, had children. Contact information would be a dream come
true.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance for any interesting "inside"
information on Junko Kano I might share with my dad. He's recovering from a
quadruple bypass right now so I thought would give him something else to think
about.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kind Regards, Dru</FONT></DIV>
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