<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>One would think Sato Tadao would be the best man to contact on this, no? He also has his Cinema Uni opening soon in a nice new building which may be looking for collections? A farther out idea is Waseda's theatre museum, the "Enpaku," a very distinguished old museum which also has a film collection, leaning towards artifacts & print. An annotated production book for Chikamatsu Monogatari is, after all, Chikamatsu...</DIV>
<DIV>FB <BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 2011/3/7, Linda Ehrlich <I><linda.ehrlich@gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv898794720>Thanks for your message, Mark. Yes, that was my question as well. The sense I got from Miyagawa Jiro is that there have been no real $B!/(Bbites$B!/(B on this line within Japan, esp. within Kyoto. I didn$B!-(Bt press him for details because he seemed rather embarrassed about the fact. Linda E.<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:38 AM, Mark Roberts <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="http://jp.mc2000.mail.yahoo.co.jp/mc/compose?to=mroberts37@mail-central.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:mroberts37@mail-central.com">mroberts37@mail-central.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>Thank you for bringing this to our attention.</DIV>
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<DIV>The National Film Center wasn't interested in this collection? Why not?</DIV>
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<DIV>Is it really the case that no institutions in Japan want to preserve this?</DIV>
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<DIV>On Mar 7, 2011, at 5:18 PM, Linda Ehrlich wrote:</DIV><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Dear KineJapan: Recently in Kyoto I had the pleasure of meeting Miyagawa Jiro, the son of the great cameraman Miyagawa Kazuo (1908-1999). In his design studio, I was able to view some of a large collection of objects (documents, photos, scripts, etc.) from the father$B!G(Bs long career with such directors as Kurosawa (RASHOMON), Mizoguchi (UGETSU, SANSHO THE BAILIFF), Ichikawa (KAGI), Shinoda (McARTHUR$B!G(BS CHILDREN), Kurisaki Midori (SONEZAKI SHINJU), and so on. It is an extraordinary collection which includes Miyagawa$B!G(Bs own drawings on the scripts, rare photographs, even some reels of film. As just one example--I saw one photo of a young Miyagawa Kazuo with Yamanaka Sadao$B!=(Ba photo I have never seen in print.</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>But the sad news is$B!=(Bthe Miyagawas have not been able to find a good repository for the preservation and display of those materials. The papers and photos are mostly sitting in yellow envelopes, gradually turning to dust. Even though Miyagawa-sensei won such prestigious awards as the Imperial Order of Culture, and a special tribute from the Academy of Motion Pictures, no Japanese library or cultural center has offered to undertake the preservation and display work.</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>My hope in sending this to KineJapan is to let Japanese film scholars and fans around the world know about this priceless treasure that needs attention. Jiro-san assured me that the Miyagawa family would support professional efforts at preservation of those materials that cover a wide span of Japanese film history.<SPAN> </SPAN>He also agreed to my sending out this message. Surely there is a university library or cultural center somewhere with funds to support the $B!H(BMiyagawa collection.$B!I(B</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Years ago I had the honor of interviewing Miyagawa Kazuo in his lovely home in Kyoto. It is still a vibrant memory for me. He was not only one of the world$B!G(Bs greatest cinematographers, he was also a very warm and witty individual. </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>When I held Miyagawa Kazuo's personal script for Mizoguchi$B!G(Bs CHIKAMATSU MONOGATARI in my hands, I was amazed to see his careful drawings on every page. Although I received a few scanned sheets, they are hard to read and fail to convey the real impact. I hope others in the future will have the opportunity to explore this treasure trove of materials before the ink disappears and the paper crumbles away.</DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal>Linda C. Ehrlich</DIV><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Linda E.<BR><BR><A href="http://sites.google.com/site/lceprofess/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://sites.google.com/site/lceprofess/</A><BR><BR><INPUT type=hidden><INPUT type=hidden>
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