<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"><EM>Tokyo Rhapsody</EM> (Toho 1936) survives on video, with a themesong hugely popular in its day; starring Fujiyama Ichiro, Tsubaki Sumie, Date Satoko with singing cameos by various stars and directed by Fushimizu Shu.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">FB</FONT> <BR><BR>--- On <B>Sun, 2012/2/5, Roger Macy <I><macyroger@yahoo.co.uk></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">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>Oshidori utagassen</I>. <SPAN> </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="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; COLOR: windowtext"> </SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">The Eagle and the Hawk, 1957, Washi to taka, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>鷲と鷹</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">,</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext"> INOUE Umetsugu</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">The Guy Who Started a Storm, 1957, Arashi o yobu otoko, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>嵐を呼ぶ男</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">, INOUE Umetsugu</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">The Performers, 1970, Misora Hibari, Mori Shin'ichi no Hana to namida to honoo, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>実空ひばり。森進一の</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>花と涙と炎</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">, INOUE Umetsugu</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">Singing Lovebirds, 1939, Oshidori utagassen, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>鴛鴦歌合戦</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">, MAKINO Masahiro</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">Tokyo Cinderella Girl, 1954, [Jazu onparēdo 1954-nen] Tōkyō Shindorera musume, [</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>ジャズ。オンパレード</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">1954</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>年</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">] </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>東京シンドレラ娘</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">, INOUE Umetsugu</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext"><SPAN> </SPAN>Tokyo Kid, 1950, Tōkyō kiddo, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>東京キッド</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">, SAITŌ Torajirō</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">The Winner, 1957, Shōrisha, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'MS Mincho'; COLOR: windowtext" lang=JA>勝利者</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: windowtext">, INOUE Umetsugu</SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt" class=MsoNormal><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.</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">The book is available here </SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"><A href="http://www.deastore.com/search/products/usr/keywords/Asia%20sings" rel=nofollow target=_blank><FONT color=#800080>http://www.deastore.com/search/products/usr/keywords/Asia%20sings</FONT></A></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Mark Shilling describes <I>Oshidori utagassen</I> as "the most frequently revived Japanese pre-war musical".<SPAN> </SPAN>Do any others survive ?</SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Roger</SPAN></DIV></FONT>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A title=j.dealbuquerque@gmail.com href="http://jp.mc2000.mail.yahoo.co.jp/mc/compose?to=j.dealbuquerque@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:j.dealbuquerque@gmail.com">=%ISO-8859-1?Q?J=E9r=E9mie_de_Albuquerque?=</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu href="http://jp.mc2000.mail.yahoo.co.jp/mc/compose?to=KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A> </DIV>
<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 Albuquerque<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table>