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Three of his films were released on DVD with english subtitles.<br>
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Sailor Suit Machine Gun (Hong Kong disc from IVL)<br>
Wait and See (Hong Kong disc from Panorama)<br>
Kaza -Hana (japanese disc from Toshiba)<br>
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Max<br>
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Hi Petra,
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<div>I don't think of of Somai's work ever got released on DVD
outside of Japan, but the Japanese DVD release from 2000 of
his final film, Kaza Hana, certainly did.</div>
<div>We screened this as part of the Japan Foundation UK touring
season back in 2008, so I also am pretty sure the JF has a
English-subbed 35mm print of the film too.<br>
<br>
Jasper<br>
<br>
Jasper Sharp: Writer & Film Curator Homepage<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://jaspersharp.com/">http://jaspersharp.com/</a><br>
<br>
Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.midnighteye.com">http://www.midnighteye.com</a><br>
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Zipangu Fest: Japanarchy in the UK<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://zipangufest.com/">http://zipangufest.com/</a><br>
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<hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 12:22:20 +0100<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:petrap@nipponconnection.com">petrap@nipponconnection.com</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><br>
Subject: Re: Book on Somai Shinji<br>
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Dear Aaron Gerow and hello to the list,<br>
<br>
I take the opportunity with this mail this mail to introduce
myself to the list which I am following for a while. My
apologies ! for the omission.<br>
<br>
Since 2008 I am part of the Nippon Connection Film Festival
in Frankfurt and after being in charge for the press and
public relations, my interest in Japanese film and culture
gave me the way to focus on the film programming. <br>
<br>
This year I had the chance to attend Tokyo FILMeX for the
first time and to see some of the fantastic Shinji Somai
films unfortunately some of them without subtitles. I
researched for DVDs with English subs without any results
yet. Does possibly anybody heard or knows about DVD releases
with subtitles in English or even Spanish or French? I am
very thankful for any information.<br>
<br>
Thank you very much<br>
<br>
Best<br>
<br>
Petra Palmer<br>
<div class="ecxgmail_quote">2011/12/1 Aaron Gerow <span
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I mentioned this on my blog:<br>
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target="_blank">http://www.aarongerow.com/news/reviving-somai-shinji.html</a><br>
<br>
But there is a new anthology out on the great director
Somai Shinji that is worth a look:<br>
<br>
Kimura Tatsuya, Nakamura Hideyuki, Fujii Jinshi,
eds. Yomigaeru Somai Shinji (Tokyo: Insukuriputo, 2011)<br>
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ISBN 978-4-900997-32-5<br>
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It came out in time for the Tokyo FilmEx retro on him,
so hopefully this will generate a bit more interest in
this neglected genius.<br>
<br>
Aaron Gerow<br>
Professor<br>
Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and
Literatures<br>
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Film Studies Program<br>
Yale University<br>
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