Oshima's Gohatto has been mentioned, but many other Oshima films depict gay or queer characters; the Korean conscript who performs a harakiri after sodomizing a dutch prisoner of war in Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, the Catholic priest in Death by Hanging, and the opening scene of In the Realm of the Senses. <br>
<br>Also, there is a lesbian couple in Jissouji's Typhoon Club.<br><br>best.<br><br>shota<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:30 AM, Claudia Anderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:204172@soas.ac.uk">204172@soas.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div>There is also "Watashi wa watashi de aru tame ni" which is a film about a young transsexual woman and the struggles she faces with her family and relationships - with three main characters played by transsexual women, including Nakamura Ataru. It is a film which is more true to life rather than with pornographic and violent themes, and has transgenderism as a central theme, so may be useful.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 15 April 2010 11:08, Valeria Soddu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:v_soddu@yahoo.it" target="_blank">v_soddu@yahoo.it</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"><br>Not to forget is also the beautiful movie "Kira kira hikaru" by Matsuoka Joji about homosexuality.<br>
<br>And of course "Gohatto" by Oshima Nagisa.<br><br>In countless japanese movies homosexuality is not the major theme but it is all the same very present like for instance in the horror sequels<br>"Eko Eko Azaraku" by Sato Shimano which deals also with lesbian love (mainly platonic) at school.<br>
<br><br><br>Valeria Soddu<br><br><br>--------------------------------------------------<br>From: "Dick Stegewerns" <<a href="mailto:dick.stegewerns@xs4all.nl" target="_blank">dick.stegewerns@xs4all.nl</a>><br>
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<div>Subject: Japanese queer/gay cinema<br><br></div>
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<div>Dear colleagues,<br><br>I have a graduate student who wants to write on Japanese films dealing with homo- or trans-sexuality but who is not terribly successful in finding films and sources. I am afraid my mind is blank and I cannot think of more than a handful of films (not pink or porn) in which homosexuality is a major theme and cannot recollect having read one book or article on the subject.<br>
<br>Film titles and reading suggestions (both English and Japanese) most welcome.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Dick Stegewerns<br>Oslo University<br><br><br><br><br>On 13.04.2010 04:51, Alex Bates wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">How was the film? I'm looking forward to seeing it.<br>There is a great resource at the Japan Foundation for finding translations:<br>
<a href="http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/culture/media/exchange/translationsearch.html" target="_blank">http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/culture/media/exchange/translationsearch.html</a><br>A search there showed translations in German, Spanish, Polish, Italian, Hungarian and Czech, as well as English.<br>
Here is the citation for the English version:<br>"Villon's Wife" translated by Donald Keene, in New Directions 15, 1955. pages: 176-195<br>best,<br>Alex<br><br>Alex Bates<br>East Asian Studies<br>Dickinson College<br>
Carlisle, PA 17013<br><br><br><br>On Apr 12, 2010, at 10:19 PM, Michael Kerpan wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);">Just enjoyed seeing Negishi's new adaptation of Dazai's Villon's Wife -- and wonder if there is an English translation of the source story?<br>
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