<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>Rob Schwartz is hosting a program on NHK World entitled J-FLICKS.</div><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">http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/schedule/index.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/special/201402.html#pId201402250130">http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/special/201402.html#pId201402250130</a></div><div><br></div><div> <br><div>
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; 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; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="font-style: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">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: 413-577-4992<br>Fax: 413-545-5876<br><a href="mailto:baird@umass.edu">baird@umass.edu</a></div><div style="font-style: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">For information about my book<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>see:</div><div style="font-style: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><a href="http://us.macmillan.com/hijikatatatsumiandbutoh/BruceBaird">http://us.macmillan.com/hijikatatatsumiandbutoh/BruceBaird</a></div></span></div></span></div></span></div>
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