<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">An old student of mine, Vincent Longo, is writing about Rafaelson. He stumbled on the fact that the director spent time in Japan in the late 1950s. He was in the Army, but surreptitiously working as a film critic on the side. I'd heard this somewhere, and Vincent has come up with an old interview where the director mentions it. Can't remember where, tho. Unfortunately, Donald can no longer help. </span><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Vincent asked me to ask you folks if anyone has any other leads. His message follows. Relevant section of interview attached.</div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">Markus</div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.800000190734863px">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<wbr>++++++<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Dear Markus,</div><div><br></div><div>I wanted to see if you could help situate some interesting findings of mine that involve some peculiar findings which you might be the only person to properly explain. They involve Ozu, Donald Richie, and Bob Rafelson; the latter famous for FIVE EASY PIECES and The Monkees among other things. I am currently finishing an essay on his 1970s work for an Edinburgh U press anthology.<br><br>I have attached the two pages in question. I do not think much explanation is needed other than this interview was from 1976 and I have found Rafelson’s accounts of almost everything else accurate and with minimal exaggeration. With my little knowledge of how Japanese films were translated or distributed to the US, I am not sure whether to believe this or even how I could look into it further.<br><br>Any help is greatly appreciated!<br><br>Many thanks,<br><br>Vincent<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail-m_8182139271620739602gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">--- </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">--- </span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><font face="courier new, monospace" color="#274e13"><b><img src="https://drive.google.com/a/umich.edu/uc?id=1i0izwlsrcSvQgU4nMCzTLiOhmdDMm-xZ&export=download" width="56" height="96"><br></b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><font face="courier new, monospace" color="#274e13"><b>Markus Nornes</b></font></div><div style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:"courier new",monospace"><font color="#38761d"><b>Professor of Asian Cinema</b></font></span></div><div><font size="1" color="#38761d"><font face="courier new, monospace">Department of Screen Arts and Cultures</font><span style="font-family:"courier new",monospace">, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps </span><span style="font-family:"courier new",monospace">School of Art & Design</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:small"><font face="courier new, monospace" color="#6aa84f"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1" color="#93c47d"><b>Department of Screen Arts and Cultures</b></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1" color="#93c47d"><b>6348 North Quad</b></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1" color="#93c47d"><b>105 S. State Street</b></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace" size="1" color="#93c47d"><b>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285</b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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