The Japanese version of Wikipedia is a great resource for looking up the readings for the names of celebrities, directors, etc. While the validity of this website as an academic resource may be doubtful to some, its merit as a source of popular information is substantial. Also, even when the people you are looking for lack devoted articles, you can sometimes find other figures who share the same name, thus limiting the possibilities. The Waseda University Library Catalog (WINE) is also a great resource for deciphering the readings of people's names. Each catalog entry lists the names of authors in kanji, hiragana, and romaji. Here is a link to the catalog's homepage: <a href="http://wine.wul.waseda.ac.jp/screens/mainmenu.html">http://wine.wul.waseda.ac.jp/screens/mainmenu.html</a><br>
<br>Jonathan Bett<br>University of Massachusetts<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:31 AM, Jasper Sharp <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jasper_sharp@hotmail.com">jasper_sharp@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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That definitely reads as Tamura Takeshi. <div><br></div><div>best</div><div><br></div><div>Jasper<br><div><br><br>Midnight Eye
<a href="http://www.midnighteye.com" target="_blank">www.midnighteye.com</a><br><br><br><br><hr>Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:18:44 +0100<br>From: <a href="mailto:mathieucapel@gmail.com" target="_blank">mathieucapel@gmail.com</a><br>
To: <a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><br>Subject: tamura...<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br>Dear Kinejapaners,<br><br>Working lately on Oshima's films for a DVD edition, I was a little bit surprised by one objection made by someone at Shochiku : according to everything I've read about japanese cinema, and including the credits in the Shôchiku edition of Yoshida Kijû films, I always thought that 田村孟 should be read "Tamura <u>Tsutomu".</u><br>
Would some one please confirm that this pronunciation is ok, for Shôchiku won't accept anything but <u>Takeshi</u> ? Did Tamura change his name some day ? Or, against all I've ever thought, is "Tsutomu" wrong ?<br>
Thanks<br><br>Mathieu Capel<br>Paris<br><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div><br><hr>Choose the perfect PC or mobile phone for you. <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/130777504/direct/01/" target="_blank"