<html><body><div style="color:; background-color:; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Answering Markus' question: From my personal experience, film shooting continues almost as if nothing is happening in the world. <br></div><div><br></div><div>However, there are two differences:</div><div>Everybody who feels ill or has a slight fever is required to stay at home until the condition gets better (this kindness is new...)<br></div><div>Many locations refuse now to have the film team coming or are temporarily closed - the search for new locations is sometimes difficult and therefore, the shooting might slow down a little.</div><div><br></div><div>As all of you probably know, the shooting of Yamada Yoji's new film is stopped due to the tragic corona-death of the main actor, Shimura Ken.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Abe announced today that he will probably declare a state of emergency for seven prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka. I will keep you informed if this has an impact on film shooting.</div><div><br></div><div>Best from Japan</div><div>Susanne</div><div><br></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: MS PGothic, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> ----- Original Message -----<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Markus Nornes via KineJapan <kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum <kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Markus Nornes <nornes@umich.edu><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date:</span></b> 2020/4/4, Sat 08:25<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [KineJapan] The effects of Coved-19 on Japanese film & tv<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv5021141686"><div>Toei’s Tokyo studio is closing, presumably temporarily, because someone there tested positive for Convidado-19.</div><div><br></div><div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202003310000383.html">https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202003310000383.html</a></div><br></div><div>What other effects on the film industry have people seen? Any reports from the ground?</div><div><br></div><div>Markus</div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="yiv5021141686gmail_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><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: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 Film, Television and Media</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 Film, Television and Media</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></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>KineJapan mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:KineJapan@mailman.yale.edu" href="mailto:KineJapan@mailman.yale.edu">KineJapan@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><a href="https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan" target="_blank">https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan</a> <br><br><br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>