<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Thanks Bruce.<br><br></div>We hope to help popularize Japanese cinema though I wouldn't call JFlicks 'academically rigorous'.<br><br></div><div>If list members can help spread the word that would be much appreciated. <br>
</div><div><br></div>Also, I'd be interested to know if anyone knows of any other TV show in English dedicated solely to Japanese film.<br><br></div>Thanks,<br></div>Rob Schwartz<br></div>NHK<br></div>Billboard magazine<br>
</div>The Hollywood Reporter<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Bruce Baird <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:baird@umass.edu" target="_blank">baird@umass.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><br></div><div>Here is the write-up of the first episode:</div><div><br></div><div>"J-FLICKS" brings you the world of classic and contemporary Japanese 
cinema. On the premiere episode we look at the Asami Sunada's 
documentary, "The Kingdom of Dream and Madness" about Hayao Miyazaki and
 Studio Ghibli. We will check out the award-winning film by Koji Fukada,
 "Au revoir, l'ete". Our trips to the Tokyo International Film Festival 
and Tokyo Filmex will give insight to the Japanese film industry. 
International movie star, Rinko Kikuchi stops by for an intimate chat 
and there will be a retrospective of Kaneto Shindo's seminal film, "The 
Naked Island". Tune in to "J-FLICKS". </div><div><br></div><div>For more info and schedule see:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/schedule/index.html" target="_blank">http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/schedule/index.html</a></div>
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Bruce Baird<br>Associate Professor<br>Asian Languages and Literatures<br>University of Massachusetts Amherst<br>Butô, Japanese Theater, Intellectual History<br><br>717 Herter Hall<br>161 Presidents Drive<br>University of Massachusetts Amherst<br>
Amherst, MA 01003-9312<br>Phone: <a href="tel:413-577-4992" value="+14135774992" target="_blank">413-577-4992</a><br>Fax: <a href="tel:413-545-5876" value="+14135455876" target="_blank">413-545-5876</a><br><a href="mailto:baird@umass.edu" target="_blank">baird@umass.edu</a></div>
<div style="font-style:normal;word-wrap:break-word"><br></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word">For information about my book<span> </span><i>Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh</i><span> </span>see:</div><div style="font-style:normal;word-wrap:break-word">
<br></div><div style="font-style:normal;word-wrap:break-word"><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/hijikatatatsumiandbutoh/BruceBaird" target="_blank">http://us.macmillan.com/hijikatatatsumiandbutoh/BruceBaird</a></div></span></div>
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