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<div><span><p class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371ydp5be58932MsoNormal"><span class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371" style="font-family:Arial;">Hi, Markus,</span></p><p class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371ydp5be58932MsoNormal"><span class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371" style="font-family:Arial;">In the absence of any
comment from someone with direct knowledge, I’d just like to say to Vincent
that Bob Rafelson’s claim to have had a hand, and a voice, in film translation
of Japanese films into </span><span class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371" style="font-family:Arial;">America</span><span class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371" style="font-family:Arial;"> seems entirely credible to me. These old translations,
even if they are in any way preserved, are largely out of circulation and
undocumented so it’s a useful historical note.</span></p><p class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371ydp5be58932MsoNormal"><span class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371" style="font-family:Arial;">But his claim, to being “single-handedly
responsible for repressing some of the greatest movies ever made”, is surely an
exaggeration, and an ironic one, I think, in the use of ‘single-handedly’. I
still occasionally get told by Japanese that Ozu can only be understood by the
Japanese, and the view was much more widespread some sixty years ago. He would
have been chiming with the accepted studio view at the time.</span></p><p class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371ydp5be58932MsoNormal"><span class="ydp7016d40ayiv7835816371" style="font-family:Arial;">Roger</span></p></span><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, 6 July 2018, 01:44:12 GMT+1, Markus Nornes <nornes@umich.edu> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp2a55a9yiv6071541653"><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;">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++<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="ydp2a55a9yiv6071541653gmail-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="ydp2a55a9yiv6071541653gmail_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" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" draggable="false" 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: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:monospace;">, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps </span><span style="font-family: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 size="1" face="courier new, monospace" color="#93c47d"><b>Department of Screen Arts and Cultures</b></font></div><div><font size="1" face="courier new, monospace" color="#93c47d"><b>6348 North Quad</b></font></div><div><font size="1" face="courier new, monospace" color="#93c47d"><b>105 S. State Street</b></font></div><div><font size="1" face="courier new, monospace" 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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