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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The Guardian today has an arts feature on Takeshi Kitano,
related to his exhibition in Paris, that takes a fair stab at his two
personas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/mar/15/takeshi-kitano-interview">http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/mar/15/takeshi-kitano-interview</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Has he really just got the Chevalier des Arts et des
Lettres ? This isn't a Takeshi gag ? [I've stumbled on a spate of false
award claims this week, only one of which was half Japanese related]. No,
it seems widely reported. So did he give an acceptance speech à la Venise,
saying that we were on the same side in the war, alongside Maréchal Pétain
?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roger</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>