<div>Recently I've seen a few, including "Proof of the Man" and "Rika," both from the 70s, but right there you've got two degrees of representation: "Proof" is partly set in Harlem/NYC and explores black culture to some degree (it's based on a novel you may already be aware of), and in "Rika" there's a short appearance by a black hooker with a GI who is on his way to Vietnam. These shorter appearances aren't as well documented but in a way they may be more interesting to study than the films that try to centralize black culture. Black characters pop up quite a bit (and then disappear) in films set in wartime and films about gang activity.</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/7/10, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jasper Sharp</b> <<a href="mailto:jasper_sharp@hotmail.com">jasper_sharp@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div>I remember this discussion from last summer, and a lot of titles came up, many of which are probably going to be very difficult for you to track down.
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<div>But there's a few things one should bear in mind when approaching this sort of subject through only a handful of a few select films, otherwise you'll only be able to end up expanding general points from specific details within the films. I don't know what conclusions you might draw from watching titles like The Harimaya Bridge, but it is worth pointing out that the film was made by an American, not a Japanese director, and also that it was not a commercial hit in Japan. It is, in fact, a terrible film that no one ever needs to see, whatever culture they might belong to! </div>
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<div>Anyway, good luck with your research!</div>
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<div><br>> Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:09:57 +0100<br>> From: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:j-c.mueller@web.de" target="_blank">j-c.mueller@web.de</a><br>> To: Kine! <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:Japan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">Japan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><br>
> Subject: Re: The representation of the black other in Japanese film
<div><span id="q_1273b0de50e64771_1" class="e"><br>> <br>> Hi,<br>> <br>> a recent movie is "The Harimaya bridge" はりまや橋.<br>> <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0902982/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0902982/</a><br>
> <br>> Jan-Christoph<br>> <br>> <br></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br>