<div dir="ltr">Though they universally hated Floating Weeds, there was a little more variety in the movies they liked. <br><br>A lot of them liked (unsurprisingly) the Chinese action movies like "Drunken Master II," but there were quite a few who really enjoyed Shinoda's "Double Suicide" and Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood." <br>
<br>I remember I showed them Yanagimachi's "Himatsuri." It was pretty tough for them to get through, but they didn't seem to hate it.<br><br>Pete</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Michael Kerpan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mekerpan@verizon.net" target="_blank">mekerpan@verizon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Sorry to hear the Floating Weeds was such a non-success with your students. ;~}<br>
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Out of sheer curiosity -- What were the Asian films they _Liked_?<br>
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On Mon, 10/21/13, Peter Larson <<a href="mailto:pslarson2@gmail.com">pslarson2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Subject: Re: [KineJapan] Film location for Ozu's 1959 version of 'Floating Weeds' ('Ukikusa') ...<br>
To: "Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum" <<a href="mailto:kinejapan@lists.service.ohio-state.edu">kinejapan@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a>><br>
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Date: Monday, October 21, 2013, 5:52 PM<br>
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Floating Weeds.... <br>
I have fond memories of that film. I gave a<br>
survey to the students of a course on East Asian cinema that<br>
I was teaching (nearly 20 years ago!). I asked the students<br>
to list their favorite and least favorite movies.<br>
<br>
<br>
100% of the class listed the color version of "Floating<br>
Weeds" as their most hated film of the year.<br>
<br>
Pete<br>
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On Mon, Oct 21, 2013<br>
at 9:42 AM, Dave Cooper <<a href="mailto:machine@claudius.com">machine@claudius.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
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Dear KineJapan email list ...<br>
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<br>
Bruce Willoughby of CJS Publications has recommended<br>
that I put<br>
forward my following request ...<br>
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<br>
<br>
For a number of years now I have been trying to find out<br>
where the<br>
film locations were that Ozu used in the making of his<br>
film 'Floating<br>
<br>
<br>
Weeds' (the colour 1959 version also called<br>
'Ukikusa').<br>
I have contacted Ozu-San.com ( <a href="http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/home.htm" target="_blank">http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/home.htm</a><br>
), but they are unable to help me. Donald Richie is<br>
unable to help<br>
either, as you may know that he died this year.<br>
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<br>
Some images from the film showing locations in Japan can<br>
be seen<br>
here:<br>
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<a href="http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/films/floatingweeds.htm" target="_blank">http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/films/floatingweeds.htm</a><br>
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If you cannot help, perhaps you can provide me with a<br>
resource in<br>
Japan or a group that may be specialised in Japanese<br>
films and who<br>
may be able to help.<br>
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<br>
Many thanks ...<br>
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<br>
<br>
Dave Cooper<br>
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Roermond<br>
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LIMBURG<br>
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The Netherlands<br>
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