I had the honor of spending time with Shindo-kantoku years ago when I was doing dissertation research in Tokyo. I recall him as a very intense and down-to-earth kind of person. He spoke passionately about his time working with Mizoguchi, and about his documentary on Mizoguchi as a labor of love. Linda Ehrlich<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Joel Dickerson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joeldickers85@yahoo.com" target="_blank">joeldickers85@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><span>Thanks for sharing and your words Maria. <br></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br><span></span></div>
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<div class="hm HOEnZb"> </div><div dir="ltr"><div class="hm HOEnZb"> </div><font face="Arial"><div class="hm HOEnZb"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Maria Jose Gonzalez <<a href="mailto:tkarsavina@yahoo.com" target="_blank">tkarsavina@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:20 AM</div><div><div class="h5"><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: Kaneto Shindo dies...<br> </div></div></font> </div>
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<div><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div>More than sadness about his passing,a celebratory smile plays around my face.</div><div>Shindo lived to be 100 after having worked with some of the best actors and directors in Japanese cinema history and having known many more.</div>
<div>As a scriptwriter,producer and director,he leaves an impressive body of work.</div><div>As a film historian,his books are always an important reference.I often find myself checking his Nihon Shinario-shi.</div><div>At 95,he was still directing and encouraging young people to take a more active role in society,not to mention that he was also having English private lessons at home!</div>
<div>Last month,the industry organised a birthday party for him where he addressed his guests by saying :"Domo arigato,sayonara".</div><div>How befitting that days before a number of
cinemas start
retrospectives on his long career,he peacefully goes away,surrounded by his family </div><div>and wrapped in the respect of the public.</div><div><br></div><div>Maria-Jose</div><div><br></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times,serif">
<div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times,serif"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Sybil Thornton <<a href="mailto:camford1989@yahoo.com" target="_blank">camford1989@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 31 May 2012, 5:33<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: Kaneto Shindo dies...<br> </font> </div> <br><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit" valign="top"><div><br>Hello, all,</div>
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<div>This is truly sad news. I saw a retrospective of his films in Hiroshima in 2001; the best were the latest ones--same cast, same location (his own dacha).</div>
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<div>I never met him, although I cleared the table one evening thirty-odd years ago when I was helping out the Okami-san of the Kingen Ryokan in Akasaka. He never noticed me. I was good at my job!</div>
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<div>S.A. Thornton</div>
<div>SHPRS</div>
<div>Arizona State University</div>
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<div><br>--- On <b>Wed, 5/30/12, Aaron Gerow <i><<a href="mailto:aaron.gerow@yale.edu" target="_blank">aaron.gerow@yale.edu</a>></i></b> wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px"><br>From: Aaron Gerow <<a href="mailto:aaron.gerow@yale.edu" target="_blank">aaron.gerow@yale.edu</a>><br>Subject: Re: Kaneto Shindo dies...<br>
To: <a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><br>Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 5:26 AM<br><br>
<div>Shindo Kaneto has passed away. While it is important to remember him as a film artist, I think it is also important for us all to remember him as a film historian. Not only did he direct films like "Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director," but he wrote numerous books that bring those early years of Japanese film to life. Those include:<br>
<br>Onna no issho: Sugimura Haruko no shogai<br>Sanmon yakusha no shi: Seiden Tonoyama Taiji<br>Tsuihoshatachi: Eiga no reddo paji<br>Nihon shinario-shi<br>Seishun monokuromu<br>Watakushi no sokuseki, dokuritsu puro 30-nen no ayumi<br>
<br>And many other writings.<br><br>My only occasion to meet Shindo-kaneto was at an academic conference. He did not seem out of place.<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>320 York Street, Room 311<br>PO Box
208236<br>New
Haven, CT 06520-8236<br>USA<br>Phone: <a href="tel:1-203-432-7082" value="+12034327082" target="_blank">1-203-432-7082</a><br>Fax: <a href="tel:1-203-432-6729" value="+12034326729" target="_blank">1-203-432-6729</a><br>
e-mail: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.mc1615.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aaron.gerow@yale.edu" target="_blank">aaron.gerow@yale.edu</a><br>website: <a href="http://www.aarongerow.com" target="_blank">www.aarongerow.com</a><br>
<br><br><br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><br> </div> </div> </div></div></div><br><br> </div></div></div> </div> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Linda E.<br>
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