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Thanks Felix for the link, although I'm still looking for something a bit more specific to international revenue gained by Japanese films. I thought it might demonstrate the foreign predilection to a certain genre of Japanese film, (presumably yakuza or J-horror). <div><br></div><div>If this was the case (to the probable dismay of the bunkacho), I thought it might demonstrate that regardless of national policy regarding film, foreign audiences were still being sold on the so-called 'undesirable' representations of Japan.</div><div><div><br></div><div>Also, I was wondering if there was a list somewhere of the major distributors who own Japanese titles for the foreign market? I'm curious if the majority of foreign commercial distribution is being done by Japanese or foreign owned companies. </div><div><br></div><div>Any ideas or comments would be appreciated.</div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Rob Buscher</div><div>MA Candidate, Japanese Cinema</div><div>School of Oriental and African Studies</div><div>London</div><div><br>> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 21:50:17 +0100<br>> From: webmaster@transonion.com<br>> To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>> Subject: Re: Highest Grossing Japanese Films<br>> <br>> Dear Rob,<br>> <br>> I don't know if it's going to be a real help but at least you can check <br>> which films grossed best at the box office during the last years.<br>> <br>> http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/<br>> <br>> Kind regards,<br>> Felix<br>> <br>> <br>> Rob Buscher schrieb:<br>> ><br>> > I've recently begun a research project that was partially inspired by <br>> > the discussions here on the forum over the past few weeks regarding <br>> > the bureaucracy at the JF, specifically involving the conservative <br>> > criticism of films in the JF database that are viewed as 'undesirable' <br>> > representations of Japan. <br>> ><br>> > I would like to discuss the representational differences between <br>> > state-supported films and those being marketed abroad by foreign title <br>> > holders, such as Tartan Video. For this reason I am interested in <br>> > gaining access to a list of highest grossing Japanese films, both <br>> > domestically and abroad (if available). This data would serve as a <br>> > segue into further research on the marketing techniques being applied <br>> > to the more successful films and how they differ from their domestic <br>> > counterparts.<br>> ><br>> > I can read enough Japanese to translate an article if there is one <br>> > available, but I lack the knowledge to perform extensive research of <br>> > Japanese sources. Any suggestions for articles would be greatly <br>> > appreciated (English or Japanese). <br>> ><br>> > Best Regards,<br>> ><br>> > Rob Buscher<br>> > MA Candidate, Japanese Cinema<br>> > School of Oriental and African Studies<br>> > London<br>> ><br>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> > Get gifts for them and cashback for you. Try Bing now. <br>> > <http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=xbox+games&scope=cashback&form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_Shopping_Giftsforthem_cashback_1x1><br>> <br></div></div>
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