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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Throughout our research there are hints here and there, but no overt political writing. The end of the 1932 diary, after their departure from Berlin, has them travelling back through China, with Kashiko writing down her
brief impressions of the experience. That does not feature in our article.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Perhaps Nagamasa’s arrest (based on entirely spurious charges), interrogation and release very shortly before their ‘honeymoon’ voyage began led them to be mindful and so apolitical in their writing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Subsequent journals written by Kashiko have yet to be explored in detail and perhaps this will encourage further work to be undertaken, not only on those writings but also on the period Nagamasa spent in Manchuria later.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> 18 December 2023 16:38<br>
<b>To:</b> Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum <kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> adrian restorationasia.org <adrian@restorationasia.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [KineJapan] An article now published on Kosmorama<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This article is fantastic history, answering all sorts of questions I've had over the years. It's a must read.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But one question remains vague, and that's the Kawakita's thoughts about the Shanghai Incident (beyond the impact on their business), the rise of Italian fascism and National Socialism, and the political transformations going on back home. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for this impressive archival dig into Japanese cinema's first major power couple! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 11:17 AM adrian <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestorationasia.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ckinejapan%40mailman.yale.edu%7C87e4d189a24042608f6b08dc012a2fe5%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638386527923798616%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YDenWE1MB4HNBQxg2fHSFO0AfDxK2W2CT5U4GikNVi0%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://restorationasia.org/" shash="T0I7oHiznKIHIkGxMswCBVF7F8Gx4POvQ1P2VtPNoL0sE3iMycWYT6ZWl1gPC52qlhNNUrorcAugKcUpdZ+ayamnGGHWD9ThO7O7io9qkbjwQdctpNLi2uwhMynWfSgbgxoOhZQ8R5osxJbzWDKvtxhoKKWRVYbaAAzVB8vAE8s=">
restorationasia.org</a> via KineJapan <<a href="mailto:kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu">kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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