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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear Jordan,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>On the question whether there was an alternative,
Japanese-speaking cast: if there had been, you could rely on members on this
list knowing of it. Dubbing is much more within the Hong Kong
culture. For example, in LUNG Kong's 1974 Hiroshima 28/ Guang dao 28,
(shown recently at Udine) the Japanese family was acted by Hong Kong actors
(either Cantonese or Mandarin), who were then dubbed by Mandarin
voice-actors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>That I have this detail is due to the Hong Kong film
archive, who are very helpful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>On more information in English on Nikkatsu action films:
beyond the bibliography (in the Tauris book, not the Udine book), you could look
up specific directors in <EM>the Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film</EM>,
or Alex Jacoby's <EM>Critical Handbook of Japanese Film
Directors</EM>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roger</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: "Jordan A. Yamaji Smith" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:oyabaka@ucla.edu"><FONT face=Arial>oyabaka@ucla.edu</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu"><FONT
face=Arial>KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</FONT></A><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 6:30 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: Nikkatsu action films +
Asia-Pol</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear KJ
folks,<BR><BR>I'm passing along a question from a colleague in Chinese film,
whose question I'm afraid I didn't have much of an answer for. <BR><BR>He was
asking about spy films in Japan during the Cold War, or more broadly speaking,
the developing supergenre of ‘action’ films. He's read Mark Schilling’s No
Borders, No Limits on Nikkatsu action films, but is wondering what else in
English is worth reading on the Nikkatsu action films.<BR> <BR>He is also
wondering about a Shaw Brothers – Nikkatsu coproduction: Asia Pol (dir. Akinori
Matsuo, 1966). We have the Shaw DVD, with Chinese dialogue, at UCLA. It
seems there was also a Japanese-language release, either a parallel version
filmed simultaneously with alternate (Japanese-speaking) cast, or simply a
dubbed version. Anyone know if the Japanese version is available
anywhere? (Or: where should he might look?)<BR><BR>Thanks in advance for
any leads,<BR><BR>Jordan Smith<BR></FONT></BODY></HTML>