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<DIV>Thanks, Michael, Jasper, and everyone.</DIV>
<DIV>You don't have to apologize for being 'late', Michael - I'm rather pleased
with myself for not having the time to follow this up yesterday.</DIV>
<DIV>The question: 'Is global synchronicity a cause or a phenomenon' would make
a good organizing principle for a paper ...</DIV>
<DIV>Whereas "The Global Simulteneity of Cheesy Cinema" is surely a conference
theme. Do I detect, Michael, that you might already be getting a bit
jaded, subtitling this year's Udine exhibits ? ;>)</DIV>
<DIV>Now, before I get to work on this, I'll mark up my 'Research Guide',
before I forget this time ...</DIV>
<DIV>Roger</DIV>
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<DIV>From: <<A
href="mailto:mjraine@uchicago.edu">mjraine@uchicago.edu</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: <<A
href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 5:35 AM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: KINEJAPAN digest 3146</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>> Hello Roger,<BR>> <BR>> Sorry to get to this late. The
allcinema site seems to be pretty good about listing release dates for foreign
films. You can search by English title. Some prewar but mostly postwar. <BR>>
<BR>> <A
href="http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=8370">http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=8370</A><BR>>
<BR>> They show the following dates: <BR>> The Steel Bayonet, 1957;
1957.09<BR>> The Enchanted Island, 1958; not listed<BR>> Yesterday's
Enemy, 1959; 1959.07<BR>> The Stranglers of Bombay, 1959; 1961.10<BR>> The
Mummy, 1959; 1959.08<BR>> <BR>> So I think you're right about the "global
simulteneity" of cheesy cinema! It would be interesting to find out more about
how these films were designated and shown. One question: I have a nice graph of
the number of "seijin eiga" from 1958 through the 1960s, with an obvious
inflection point when pink films started. But does anyone have a *list* of what
films were designated as "seijin eiga" before 1963? I don't remember seeing one
in any of the material on Eirin. <BR>> <BR>> Michael<BR>> <BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:28:49 +0000<BR>> From:
Jasper Sharp <<A
href="mailto:jasper_sharp@hotmail.com">jasper_sharp@hotmail.com</A>><BR>>
Subject: RE: Imports: a correction and a question<BR>> To: kinejapan <<A
href="mailto:kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>><BR>>
<BR>> One idea Roger, is to check the Japanese language websites Moviewalker
and Goo, which (not always) give Japanese release dates and the Japanese
distributor.<BR>> <BR>> Walkerplus is by far the better of the two, but
check out the kind of information for these- my example being Bwana
Devil:<BR>> <BR>> <A
href="http://movie.goo.ne.jp/movies/p8016/index.html">http://movie.goo.ne.jp/movies/p8016/index.html</A><BR>>
<A
href="http://movie.walkerplus.com/mv7995/">http://movie.walkerplus.com/mv7995/</A><BR>>
<BR>> The pain is you have to know the Japanese release title (or probably
more easily, search by the director's kana), but there are ways of finding this
using wikipedia or google.<BR>> <BR>> I personally don't think Shintoho
were influenced by Hammer, because a number of Nakagawa's more famous works
actually proceeded the Hammer versions of Dracula and Frankenstein.<BR>>
Also, remember Daiei were pretty active in the genre already in the early 1950s
with their Ghost Cat films. Put it down to synchronicity, I would.<BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Jasper Sharp: Writer & Film
Curator Homepage<BR>> <A
href="http://jaspersharp.com/">http://jaspersharp.com/</A><BR>> <BR>>
Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema<BR>> <A
href="http://www.midnighteye.com/">http://www.midnighteye.com</A><BR>>
<BR>> Zipangu Fest: Japanarchy in the UK<BR>> <A
href="http://zipangufest.com/">http://zipangufest.com/</A></FONT></DIV>
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:04:34 +0100<BR>From: macyroger@yahoo.co.uk<BR>To:
KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<BR>Subject: Re: Imports: a correction and a
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Well, thanks for suggesting this, Markus.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It's merely a loose hunch at the moment but I want to
explore the possibility that Shintoho were picking up concepts from Hammer
Films in the UK in the late '50s. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It may simply be that the Shintoho guys read their
'Variety', recognised some rogues like themselves, and saw what the latest
stories that Hammer were getting round not paying for. They couldn't
have failed to notice the controversy around UK and US publicity for 'Camp on
Blood Island', 1958.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'd be interested in details of any Hammer releases in
Japan <U>at the time</U>, such as for <EM>The Steel Bayonet</EM>,
1957; <EM>The Enchanted Island</EM>, 1958; <EM>Yesterday's Enemy</EM>,
1959; <EM>The Stranglers of Bombay</EM>, 1959; <EM>The Mummy</EM>,
1959.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The list is longer, and I don't know of any Japanese
titles, which is why I was reluctant to post it here. But any advice
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roger</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=amnornes@umich.edu href="mailto:amnornes@umich.edu">Nornes,
Markus</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 14, 2011 2:20
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Imports: a correction and
a question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Well, one of the ideas behind KineJapan is to help each other out.
Why not post a specific question to the group. There are copies
out there.</DIV>
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<DIV>M<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Apr 13, 2011, at 9:08 PM, "Roger Macy" <<A
href="mailto:macyroger@yahoo.co.uk">macyroger@yahoo.co.uk</A>>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks Markus.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Luck is a bit relative here. I can't see the
Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten volumes outside of Japan and the US (The
nihon eiga ones are at Oxford). So, at 240,000 yen and up, if
it ain't in Pia, or online, it seems it's gonna have to
wait.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>But at least I've got confirmation of where I
stand.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roger</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=amnornes@umich.edu href="mailto:amnornes@umich.edu">Mark
Nornes</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 13, 2011
8:50 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Imports: a correction
and a question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Roger,
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<DIV>You are in luck (depending on the time period)! Pull out the
research guide and check out these titles: </DIV>
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<DIV>Pia cinema club, gaikoku eiga hen
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<DIV>Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten: Nihon de senzen ni jôei sareta
gaikoku eiga ichiran = Complete dictionary of imported movies up to 1945
August, edited by Sekai Eigashi Kenkyûkai————Tokyo: Kagaku Shoin,
1997. </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten. Sengo hen. 1: Nihon de sengo
(1945-1988) ni jôei sareta gaikoku eiga ichiran (1)———Tokyo: Kagaku
Shoin, 2004</DIV>
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<DIV>Wikipedia and IMDB are increasingly good for this data as
well. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear KineJapaners,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>First, the correction:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>A few months back, I recall answering to a
question on German-Japanese collaborations about Riefenstahl's
'Olympia' and saying something to the effect that the four-year
delay would be incomprehensible today. I've just stumbled on the
fact that the 2006 UK film 'Amazing Grace' is currently on release in
Japan and is being heavily advertised. In my defense, the age of
the film is not exactly being pushed ...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>My question is - and I'm sure this has been
asked before, but I can't locate it - I'll write it into the index of
my 'Research Guide' this time - is what is an accessible resource for
the release dates of foreign films into Japan. The period I'm
interested in right now is some UK films of the 50s. For later
periods, there's runs in the UK of Kinema Junpo, but is there any
volume I could acquire which would hold this information please
?</FONT></DIV>
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