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This isn't exactly an academic study, but I did write this piece for Midnight Eye a quite a few years ago now. It's quite out of date, and I know at least a few of these venues have closed or moved, or new ones opened:<br>http://www.midnighteye.com/features/tokyo_cinema_guide.shtml<br><br>I think Alex Zahlten has researched the modern trends in arthouse distribution and mini-cinemas quite recently.<br><br>Jasper<br><br><br>Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema<br>www.midnighteye.com<br><br>More details about me on http://jaspersharp.com/<br><br><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:22:42 -0400<br>From: baird@asianlan.umass.edu<br>To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>CC: maraninhk@gmail.com<br>Subject: Fwd: H-JAPAN (E)Japanese independent film theaters and cinephile culture<br><br>
I noticed this post to H-Japan. Thought it might be better served here. I assume you will have to reply off list to Ran.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><font style="font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>From: </b></font><font style="font: 12px Helvetica;" face="Helvetica" size="3">H-Japan Editor <<a href="mailto:j-edit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU">j-edit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU</a>></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><font style="font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Date: </b></font><font style="font: 12px Helvetica;" face="Helvetica" size="3">July 1, 2010 2:16:15 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><font style="font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>To: </b></font><font style="font: 12px Helvetica;" face="Helvetica" size="3"><a href="mailto:H-JAPAN@H-NET.MSU.EDU">H-JAPAN@H-NET.MSU.EDU</a></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><font style="font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style="font: 12px Helvetica;" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>H-JAPAN (E)Japanese independent film theaters and cinephile culture</b></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><font style="font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font style="font: 12px Helvetica;" face="Helvetica" size="3">H-NET/KIAPS List for Japanese History <<a href="mailto:H-JAPAN@H-NET.MSU.EDU">H-JAPAN@H-NET.MSU.EDU</a>></font></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div> <div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">On-line editor: Janet R. Goodwin <<a href="mailto:jan@cs.csustan.edu">jan@cs.csustan.edu</a>></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>H-JAPAN</div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>July 1, 2010</div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">From: MA Ran <<a href="mailto:maraninhk@gmail.com">maraninhk@gmail.com</a>></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">Hi everyone!</div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">I am wondering who could recommend to me useful academic works either about the independent film theaters in Japan (those dedicated to showcasing indie cinema and arthouse works, for instance UPLINK at Shibuya), or on contemporary Japanese cinephile culture. The works could be in Japanese-language, or English. Also, are there Japanese scholars who are into research as such?</div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">I would appreciate your recommendation or thought-exchanging.</div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">cheers</div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;">Ran</div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><br></div> </blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Bruce Baird</span></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Assistant Professor</span></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Asian Languages and Literatures</span></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">University of Massachusetts Amherst</span></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">But</span></font><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">ô</span></font><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">, Japanese Theater, Intellectual History</span></font></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"><br style="font-family: Helvetica;"></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">7</span></font><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">17 Herter Hall</span></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">161 Presidents Drive</span></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">University of Massachusetts Amherst</span></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Amherst, MA 01003-9312</span></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Phone: 413-577-4992</span></font></p><p style="">Fax: 413-545-4975<font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"></font></p><p style=""><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><a href="mailto:baird@asianlan.umass.edu">baird@asianlan.umass.edu</a></span></font></p><div><br class="ecxkhtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="ecxkhtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="ecxApple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br> <br /><hr />Get a free e-mail account with Hotmail. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/' target='_new'>Sign-up now.</a></body>
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