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<DIV>As a follow-up to my message on the 1936 musical, <EM>Hodo no
Sasayaki</EM>, I just came across the information that in 2006, the Pacific Film
Archive received a grant of $12,500 from the National Endowment of the Arts to
produce a DVD of the film. Does anyone here know what became of that project? I
can find no evidence that the film is currently available for purchase on
DVD.</DIV>
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<DIV>William M. Drew</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/5/2012 4:51:41 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
macyroger@yahoo.co.uk writes:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">We
haven't yet mentioned the catalogue 'Asia Sings' from Udine Far East Film in
2006. Most of the films are from the fifties, but it does include <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Oshidori utagassen</I>. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each entry is in Italian and English
and includes the survey by Mark Schilling, 'Japanese Musical - The Genre That
Almost Wasn't'' pp103-133, his interview with Inoue Umetsugu [active from
the 50s], and 'Snapshot: Misora Hibari by Ishi Kimiko', pp152-5. Mark
Schilling's survey rapidly steps from one film to another, but does give you a
feel for the star-centered arena in which these films thrived.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">The
Japanese films in the catalogue are<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">The
Eagle and the Hawk, 1957, Washi to taka, </SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">鷲と鷹</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">,</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">
INOUE Umetsugu<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">The
Guy Who Started a Storm, 1957, Arashi o yobu otoko, </SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">嵐を呼ぶ男</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">,
INOUE Umetsugu<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">The
Performers, 1970, Misora Hibari, Mori Shin'ichi no Hana to namida to honoo,
</SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast">実空ひばり。森進一の</SPAN><SPAN
lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">
</SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast">花と涙と炎</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">,
INOUE Umetsugu<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">Singing
Lovebirds, 1939, Oshidori utagassen, </SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">鴛鴦歌合戦</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">,
MAKINO Masahiro<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">Tokyo
Cinderella Girl, 1954, [Jazu onparēdo 1954-nen] Tōkyō Shindorera musume,
[</SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">ジャズ。オンパレード</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">1954</SPAN><SPAN
lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast">年</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">]
</SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast">東京シンドレラ娘</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">,
INOUE Umetsugu<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tokyo Kid, 1950, Tōkyō kiddo,
</SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast">東京キッド</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">,
SAITŌ Torajirō<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">The
Winner, 1957, Shōrisha, </SPAN><SPAN lang=JA
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast">勝利者</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN">,
INOUE Umetsugu<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The book is edited by Roger Garcia.
I've changed a couple of typos but you may spot more.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The book is available here
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><A
title="http://www.deastore.com/search/products/usr/keywords/Asia sings"
href="http://www.deastore.com/search/products/usr/keywords/Asia%20sings"><FONT
color=#800080>http://www.deastore.com/search/products/usr/keywords/Asia%20sings</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Mark Shilling describes <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Oshidori utagassen</I> as "the most
frequently revived Japanese pre-war musical".<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do any others survive ?</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Roger<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT>-----
Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=mailto:j.dealbuquerque@gmail.com
href="mailto:j.dealbuquerque@gmail.com">=%ISO-8859-1?Q?J=E9r=E9mie_de_Albuquerque?=</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 05, 2012 10:53
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Japanese musicals in the
30s and 40s</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear All,<BR><BR>Thanks for all your interesting answers and
references: I'll read the article mentionned by Mr. Gerow as soon as
possible.<BR>If the movie <I>Ongaku kigeki: Horoyoi jinsei</I> still exists,
I must see it: the pitch is quite funny, even if the movie is probably not
as good as <I>Oshidori Utagassen</I>.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jérémie de
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