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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>We've named interesting examples from 1959 and on,
but what were the earliest representations of blackness in Japanese film (I'll
stick to 'film' rather than 'cinema' which brings in
imports) ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Doesn't Kurosawa's <EM>Stray Dog</EM>,
1949, have a night club scene with blacks among the clientele, admittedly
in non-speaking roles ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>There were certainly retrospective representations
of the occupation era, such as Fukusaku's that placed African-Americans in
scenes, but weren't there some at the time, besides <EM>Stray
Dog</EM> ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Given that occupation forces could not be shown on
the screen, despite their high visibility, I thought that a representation of
black, and white european-looking young men was a pretty easy
coded visual reminder of the occupation, even out of uniform, whilst, at
the tatemae level, ticking the box for 'Promoting tolerance and respect
among all races and classes' (Hirano).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Roger</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jasper_sharp@hotmail.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 28, 2009 3:44
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: H-JAPAN (E): representations
of blacknesS, Japanese & Korean Cinema</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>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�エロス�歌１９７�)<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>>
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