<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Sorry, need to add six zeros to that box office figure: ¥128,181,000,000.<div><br></div><div>John</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 17, 2013, at 9:00 PM, John Gorman <<a href="mailto:macfugu@mac.com">macfugu@mac.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<div><br></div><div>I ask a similar question every couple of years. </div><div><br></div><div>According to the <a href="http://www.eiren.org/statistics_e/index.html">Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan</a>, the share of Japanese films shown in Japanese cinemas has steadily risen from 27.1% in 2002 to 65.7% in 2012. </div><div><br></div><div>2012 also saw a record number of Japanese films released (554) and record box office receipts for Japanese films (¥128,181). (From 1955-2012).</div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any ideas on why this has happened?</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>John Gorman</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>KineJapan mailing list<br><a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.service.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.service.ohio-state.edu</a><br>https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>