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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Returning to 'Noir' for a moment, there's a book 'East
Asian Cinemas: Exploring Transnational Connections on Film', edited by Leon Hunt
and Leung Wing-Fai, 2008 (which might not have been mentioned on this list,
yet). It has a chapter 'Transnational Noir: Style and Substance in Hayashi
Kaizo's <EM>The Most Terrible Time in my Life</EM>, by Theresa L. Geller - as
well as some other Japanese-related chapters.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roger</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>