<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Jan-Christoph,<div><br></div><div>You might look at Asaba Michiaki's chapters on "Always" and the sequel in his book, <i>Shōwa 30-nendai shugi: Mō seichō shinai Nihon</i> (Gentōsha, 2008). Asaba's doing a broad critique of the Showa nostalgia boom here, analyzing a number of films and popular novels. </div><div><br></div><div>Steve Ridgely</div><div>UW-Madison</div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 28, 2011, at 6:17 AM, Eija Niskanen wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Not really research, but part 3 is in the making. It takes place during the Tokyo Olympic in 1964 (I was an extra last Sunday, which is why I know :D). I showed a couple of clips from part 1 to my students as an example of Showa nostalgia.<br>
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<pre>Dear KineJapaners,<br><br>has anyone recently done some academic research on the 2005 Yamazaki Takashi film "Always" or its sequel?<br>Any hints would be very much appreciated!<br><br>Jan-Christoph Mueller<br>
Japanese Studies MA program<br>Frankfurt University<br></pre>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eija Niskanen<br>080-3479-8475<br>Kichijoji Honcho 4-12-6 <br>Musashino-shi<br>Tokyo 180-0004<br>
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