<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Anyone know if the Japanese press have picked up on the minor rumble going on in the modern architecture press about shot-for-shot similarities between architectural documentary specialists Ila Beka & Louise Lemoine's 2016 short documentary MORIYAMA-SAN, and Wender's PERFECT DAYS?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span>The irony here is that neither party is Japanese. And some of the commentary is a little obtuse: is it Wender's homage or theft?</span> And maybe words are being selected carefully. But that Beka and Lemoine may have an opinion might be suggested by an invite I just got for 48 hour free access to MORIYAMA-SAN via the ArchDaily website: <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1016980/almost-perfect-days-hirayama-and-moriyama-a-double-vision-of-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_7668816177">Almost Perfect Days: Hirayama and Moriyama, a Double Vision of Architecture</a>. Some of you might also have seen this. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Quentin Turnour</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">National Archives of Australia.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp61e48ff9enhancr_card_7668816177" class="ydp61e48ff9yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp61e48ff9ymail-preserve-class ydp61e48ff9ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"YahooSans VF", YahooSans, "OpenSans VF", "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.archdaily.com/1016980/almost-perfect-days-hirayama-and-moriyama-a-double-vision-of-architecture" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1016980/almost-perfect-days-hirayama-and-moriyama-a-double-vision-of-architecture" style="text-decoration-line: none !important; text-decoration-style: solid !important; text-decoration-color: currentcolor !important; 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line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 158, 168);">Delve into the world of architectural documentaries with Wim Wenders and the innovative approach of Ila Bêka & L...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br></div><br><div><br></div><br></div></div></body></html>