<html><body><div style="color:; background-color:; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi all,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Mark Schilling has an interesting article on the situation in today's Japan Times</span></div><div><span>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/04/09/films/japansese-film-tv-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR3k4I85BH6-aQNQZKfyb4-_nY-Q79R-SQchKqcsmgSUgcK4ozkcrqwW5R0#.Xo66427gosl</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Since Mark does not mention it, let me add that after Toei, Toho studios also ended shooting, with Nikkatsu following as last in Tokyo on April 7th. I did not get informations for Shochiku in Kyoto (online teaching stressss...), though. The studios are not completely closed, so you still can go there and get you stuff, but the film shootings are halted for the whole emergency period.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Susanne</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span></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> Schermann Susanne 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> Schermann Susanne <susanneschermann@yahoo.co.jp><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date:</span></b> 2020/4/6, Mon 21:30<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [KineJapan] The effects of Coved-19 on Japanese film & tv<br> </font> </div> <br><div id="yiv9158142522"><div><div style="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="yiv9158142522"><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="yiv9158142522gmail_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. 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