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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear Kine-Japaners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>I am student of graduate
school of System Design and Management (SDM) in Keio University, Japan. I am researching
for visually-impaired people to go to theatre and enjoy screened films with
voice guidance. Example activities in Japan are as follows;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0gd;
text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>City Lights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>$B!H(BCity Lights$B!I(B is
major volunteer group which supports visually-impaired people to enjoy films. They
organize </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"$B#M#S(B $B%4%7%C%/(B"'>$B4U>^2q(B</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> <span lang=EN-US>so often with various venues like Iwanami
Hall in Jimbo-cho, Theatre Times Square in Shinjuku (though it will be closed
this month$B!D(B), Cinema Complex United Cinema Toshima-en etc. Recent instances are
$B!H(BDear Doctor$B!I(B in Shinjuku Musashino-Kan and $B!H(BTsurugi-Dake Ten no ki$B!I(B in Shibuya
TOEI. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>- City Lights <a
href="http://www.ne.jp/asahi/city/lights/index.html">http://www.ne.jp/asahi/city/lights/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0gd;
text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>Yokohama Live Cinema<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cinema Jack &
Betty in Kogane-cho, Yokohama specifies 1<sup>st</sup> Sunday in every month as
voice guidance screening day which is also known as $B!H(BYokohama Live Cinema$B!I(B. Spanish
masterpiece $B!H(BSpirits of Beehive$B!I(B (EL ESPIRITU DE LA COLMENA) and British
documentary $B!H(BMan on Wire$B!I(B were screened in July. Iranian film $B!H(BBuddha collapsed
out of Shame$B!I(B was screened last week. (For your reference, Hungarian $B!H(BJinsei ni
kanpai!$B!I(B (KONYEC) will be screened on 6<sup>th</sup> Sep.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>- Cinema Jack
& Betty <a href="http://www.jackandbetty.net/bariafuri.html">http://www.jackandbetty.net/bariafuri.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>- Yokohama Live
Cinema <a href="http://ameblo.jp/yokohama-live-cinema/">http://ameblo.jp/yokohama-live-cinema/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>Both in City
Lights and Yokohama Live Cinema, volunteers provide voice guidance as live which
describes screened information like scene, lighting, face etc. not to disturb
original sounds and dialogues while screening.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>My questions are
as follows;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>- Are there any
regulations for this type of issues in your country and/or local community?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>- Do you know any groups
and/or film theaters provide similar services in your country?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>Even if you do not
in detail, contact information (name, address, URL etc.) would also be greatly helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thank you very
much for your attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'>Shinya Nomura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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