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Indeed, Bedroom Eyes is a perfect example. I also remember an African-American priest turning up in Seijun Suzuki's brilliant Gates of Flesh, and there's a surprisingly crude stereotype of an African marathon runner who turns up in Shohei Imamura's The Eel. I think there's also an African-American in the first Roman Porno version of Flower and Snake too, directed by Masaru Konuma, and I've seen him in a couple of Roman Porno films from the 70s, though can't remember the titles (I think he's just credited under a single Christian name too).<br>If we're talking about interracial love, there's quite a few pink films that might be worth investigating, although most are no longer extant - but I do cover films like Kan Mukai's Flesh 2 in the 'Eros International' chapter of Behind the Pink Curtain.<br><br>Hope this fleshes out the list of titles a little, if you'll pardon the pun.<br><br>Jasper Sharp<br><br><br>Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema<br>www.midnighteye.com<br><br>More details about me on http://jaspersharp.com/<br><br><br><br><br>> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:32:24 +0200<br>> From: eigagogo@free.fr<br>> To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>> Subject: Re: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese & Korean Cinema<br>> <br>> You can also add Kumashiro's Bedtimes's eyes!<br>> http://eigagogo.free.fr/Articles/ATG/Photo_ATG/ok/53.jpg<br>> <br>> and sexploitation such as Ishii's Orgies of Edo, Negishi's Sex Huner, Ohara's<br>> LAdy Caligula<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Selon shota ogawa <shota.ogawa@gmail.com>:<br>> <br>> > I recently saw Agata Morio's *Boku ha Tenshi ja Naiyo *(1977) which has an<br>> > anonymous black dancer who appears repeatedly<br>> > as the characters prepare for a strike.<br>> ><br>> > Shota Ogawa<br>> ><br>> > 2009/8/27 Jim Harper <jimharper666@yahoo.co.uk><br>> ><br>> > > And Brother has Claude Maki in, too.<br>> > ><br>> > > Jim Harper.<br>> > ><br>> > > --- On *Thu, 27/8/09, Frances Loden <frako@well.com>* wrote:<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > From: Frances Loden <frako@well.com><br>> > > Subject: Re: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese & Korean<br>> > > Cinema<br>> > > To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>> > > Date: Thursday, 27 August, 2009, 10:24 PM<br>> > ><br>> > ><br>> > > There's Kitano Takeshi's film *Brother*--it has black characters in it.<br>> > ><br>> > > There's also Reggie Life's documentary *Struggle and Success: The African<br>> > > American Experience in Japan*.<br>> > ><br>> > > Frako Loden<br>> > > Berkeley, CA<br>> > ><br>> > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Mark%20Mays<br>> ><br>> <tetsuwan@comcast.net<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tetsuwan@comcast.net><br>> > > > wrote:<br>> > ><br>> > >> The Kobayashi didn't have much representations of blackness as I recall<br>> > >> aside from the child's birth. It's been awhile since I've seen it, but I<br>> > >> think the director was talking about his prejudices (or lack).<br>> > >><br>> > >> I recall a movie with Claude Maki, Dean Stapleton and Yuki Uchida, BEAT<br>> > >> from the late 90s. It's set in Vietnam era Okinawa, complete w/ hooker w/<br>> > >> heart of gold (Uchida) who is raising her daughter, born of rape by a GI<br>> > >> (for some reason I recall the daughter as being half Black but memory<br>> > fails.<br>> > >> It isn't such a memorable film). Again, not much on "representations"<br>> > except<br>> > >> the shadowy figure of a scary Black GI at one point.<br>> > >><br>> > >> Isn't Maki a rapper now?<br>> > >><br>> > >><br>> > >><br>> > >> ----- Original Message -----<br>> > >> From:<br>> ><br>> eigagogo@free.fr<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=eigagogo@free.fr><br>> > >> To:<br>> ><br>> KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=KineJapan@lists.acs..ohio-state.edu><br>> > >> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:55:33 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central<br>> > >> Subject: Re: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese & Korean<br>> > >> Cinema<br>> > >><br>> > >> + Kurahara's Black Sun !<br>> > >><br>> > >><br>> ><br>> http://auteursnotebook.s3.amazonaws.com/multiple%20images/Kurahara/spK09.jpg<http://auteursnotebook.s3..amazonaws.com/multiple%20images/Kurahara/spK09.jpg><br>> > >><br>> > >><br>> > >><br>> > >> Selon JORDAN ANTONY SMITH<br>> ><br>> <oyabaka@ucla.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=oyabaka@ucla.edu><br>> > >> >:<br>> > >><br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > Robin,<br>> > >> > Your email has been circulating on the KineJapan listserv.. hope you<br>> > >> find<br>> > >> > some good ideas here.<br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > Don't forget EXTREME PRIVATE EROS<br>> > (極ç§�エãƒÂスæ�‹æŒ１９７ï¼â€�)<br>> > >> from<br>> > >> > Hara and Kobayashi--great film with a live birth of a mixed-race baby<br>> > >> and<br>> > >> > much more.<br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > I have the Oshima film you mention on DVD. I can send it to you if you<br>> > >> like.<br>> > >> > If not, look out for some Oshima box sets which are floating around<br>> > >> (many are<br>> > >> > Chinese pirate versions, so be careful/ethical, etc.)--or see if you can<br>> > >> con<br>> > >> > NYU into springing for it!<br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > See the messages below from others too...<br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > Best,<br>> > >> > Jordan<br>> > >> ><br>> > >> ><br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > On Today 6:32 PM,<br>> ><br>> thomas.lamarre@mcgill.ca<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thomas.lamarre@mcgill.ca>wrote:<br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > > Suzuki Seijun's Nikutai no mon (1964) would be very interesting for<br>> > >> > > this project.<br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > > On 8/26/09 9:27 PM, "Michael Kerpan"<br>> ><br>> <mekerpan@verizon.net<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mekerpan@verizon.net>><br>> > >> wrote:<br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > > Two films I can think of offhand....<br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > > Imai's Kiku and Isamu -- focus is on two children of a Japanese mother<br>> > >> > > (now deceased) and a black GI (long ago returned to the US) being<br>> > >> brought<br>> > >> > > up by their grandmother.<br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > > Shinozaki's Not Forgotten -- has a side story about a young half-black<br>> > >> > > boy who is befriended by none of the central characters.<br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > > --- On Wed, 8/26/09, Melek Ortabasi<br>> > <mso1@sfu.ca<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mso1@sfu.ca>><br>> > >> wrote:<br>> > >> > ><br>> > >> > > > From: Melek Ortabasi<br>> > <mso1@sfu.ca<http://uk.mc259..mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mso1@sfu.ca><br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > > > Subject: Fwd: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese<br>> > >> > > & Korean Cinema<br>> > >> > > > To: "KineJapan"<br>> ><br>> <KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu><br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > > > Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 8:34 PM<br>> > >> > > > Forwarding this from H-Japan, apropos<br>> > >> > > > the recent discussion on "whitewashing!" Perhaps someone can<br>> > >> > > > write back to Robyn, who may not know of this list.<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > Best,<br>> > >> > > > Melek<br>> > >> > > > ----- Forwarded Message -----<br>> > >> > > > From: "H-Japan Editor"<br>> ><br>> <j-edit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=j-edit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU><br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > > > To:<br>> ><br>> H-JAPAN@H-NET.MSU.EDU<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=H-JAPAN@H-NET.MSU.EDU><br>> > >> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:00:23 PM GMT -08:00<br>> > >> > > > US/Canada Pacific<br>> > >> > > > Subject: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS,<br>> > >> > > > Japanese & Korean Cinema<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > On-line editor: Janet R. Goodwin<br>> ><br>> <jan@cs.csustan.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jan@cs.csustan.edu><br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > H-JAPAN<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > August 23, 2009<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > From: Robyn Citizen<br>> > <rc1434@nyu.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rc1434@nyu.edu><br>> > >> ><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > Hi all,<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > My dissertation project concerns the representation of<br>> > >> > > > blackness in<br>> > >> > > > Japanese and Korean cinema - this includes black bodies<br>> > >> > > > (African-Americans<br>> > >> > > > or people of African descent as characters), black<br>> > >> > > > culture/hip-hop<br>> > >> > > > culture, and blackness as a visual or linguistic signifier<br>> > >> > > > of absolute<br>> > >> > > > difference, racial or otherwise (it is my understanding<br>> > >> > > > that in earlier<br>> > >> > > > Japanese cinema people from the South Seas were referred to<br>> > >> > > > as "blacks",<br>> > >> > > > for example).<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > While I have a modest list of films which I can use, I'd be<br>> > >> > > > very grateful<br>> > >> > > > for more suggestions of post-WWII movies that touch upon<br>> > >> > > > these topics.<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > If anyone knows where I can find a copy of Oshima's "The<br>> > >> > > > Catch" (Japanese<br>> > >> > > > title "Shiiku", 1961) it would also be extremely helpful.<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > Thank you for help!<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > Best,<br>> > >> > > > Robyn<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > Robyn Citizen<br>> > >> > > > PhD Candidate<br>> > >> > > > Cinema Studies<br>> > >> > > > New York University<br>> > >> > > > alternate e-mail:<br>> ><br>> ladykaede1221@gmail.com<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ladykaede1221@gmail.com><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > ********************************************************<br>> > >> > > > TO POST A MESSAGE<br>> > >> > > > TO THE H-JAPAN LIST<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > SEND MAIL TO<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > ><br>> ><br>> h-japan@h-net.msu.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=h-japan@h-net.msu.edu><br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > ********************************************************<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > --<br>> > >> > > > Melek Ortabasi, Ph.D.<br>> > >> > > > Assistant Professor<br>> > >> > > > World Literature Program<br>> > >> > > > Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<br>> > >> > > > Simon Fraser University<br>> > >> > > > Unit 250-13450<br>> > >> > > > 102 Ave., Surrey, BC<br>> > >> > > > V3T0A3 CANADA<br>> > >> > > > Phone: 778-782-8660<br>> > >> > > ><br>> > >> > > > "Education is what survives when what has been learned is<br>> > >> > > > forgotten." -- B. 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