<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">For those interested in recent Japanese and Asian documentary, I pass on this information from my wife's company. Rokkasho Rhapsody is particularly relevant after Fukushima. <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><br><div><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><span mce_style="font-family: Verdana; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt;"><div><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span mce_style="border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; clear: both;" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; clear: both;">Greetings!<br><br>We are so excited to present our new project, The Filmmakers' Market, a new place for selling documentaries from Japan. It allows independent filmmakers to bring their English-subtitled works in for direct scale, kind of like a farmer's fresh produce market. We feature not only Japanese but also other Asian documentaries. We are starting off with five titles, but there will be more soon, so keep your eyes out for our $B;:COD>Aw(B<a target="_blank" title="Filmmakers' Market" mce_href="http://www.zakkafilms.com/filmmakers-market/" href="http://www.zakkafilms.com/filmmakers-market/">Filmmakers' Market</a>.<br><br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><b><i>ROKKASHO RHAPSODY</i></b> Director: Hitomi Kamanaka<br>In 2004 the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant was completed in Rokkasho village as a facility for reprocessing spent fuel from Japan's nuclear reactors into plutonium. The film spotlights the people of the village, who hold diverse opinions regarding this huge, nearly operational national project. <br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The trailer of<a target="_blank" title=" Rokkasho Rhapsody" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxud6TBZgwI" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxud6TBZgwI"> <i><span mce_style="color: #000000; clear: both;" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both;"><span mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Rokkasho</i></span></span> Rhapsody</i></a>.<br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><i><b>ECHOES FROM THE MIIKE</b></i> Director: Hiroko Kumagai</span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The story of the Miike Coal Mine, the largest mine in Japan, which ceased operations on March 30, 1997. Hiroko Kumagai interviewed over 70 individuals, men and women, including Koreans who were forcibly brought to Japan. The film looks at Miike not just to explore the past, but also to think about the future: what it means to work and to live.</span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The trailer of <a target="_blank" title="Echoes from the Miike" mce_href="http://youtu.be/LDox7RZNdDg" href="http://youtu.be/LDox7RZNdDg"><i>Echoes from the Miike</i></a><br><br><i><b>BREAKING THE SILENCE</b></i> Director: Toshikuni Doi<br>In the spring of 2002, the Israeli army surrounded and attacked the Balata refugee camp. The camera follows residents living in at state of terror and records their lives and feelings.</span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The trailer of <a target="_blank" title="Breaking the Silence" mce_href="http://youtu.be/LDox7RZNdDg" href="http://youtu.be/LDox7RZNdDg"><i>Breaking the Silence</i></a><br><i><b><br>ARTISTS O</b></i><span mce_style="color: #000000;" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i><b>F WO</b></i></span><i><b>NDERLAND</b></i> Director: Makoto Sato<br>This is a film about seven artists. It's also about seven people who are mentally handicapped. This has all the marks of a Makoto Sato film: the quirky humor and passion for everyday human life.<br><br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><i><b>BINGAI</b></i> Director: Feng Yang</span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span mce_style="border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; clear: both;" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; clear: both;"><i>Bingai</i>, a Chinese documentary by Feng Yan$B!=(Ba director deeply inspired by Shinsuke Ogawa$B!=(Bhas just been added to the Filmmakers' Market at Zakka Films. <i>Bingai</i> won the Ogawa Shinsuke Prize (the grand prize of Asia program) at the Yamagata Film Festival.</span></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The trailer of <a target="_blank" title="Bingai" mce_href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSRTqfOfJ9g" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSRTqfOfJ9g"><i>Bingai</i></a><br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span mce_style="color: #000000; clear: both;" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both;"><div>Also enjoy our new site! We've dramatically improved the ordering process. We've added features and background on the directors showcased in our catalog, dynamically tied to the films you can buy from Zakka. </div></span></span></span><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><u>Institutions can pay upon delivery</u>. Please consult with us first.</span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Sincerely,<br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><br>Seiko Ono<br>Zakka Films<br></span></span></div><div><span mce_style="font-size: 12pt;" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: helvetica;" style="font-family: helvetica;"><span mce_style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span mce_style="font-family: verdana,geneva;" style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.zakkafilms.com/">http://www.zakkafilms.com</a>/ </span></span><br></span></span></div><div><br></div><div></div></span></div></span></div>
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