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Thank you, Alex, for bringing us the sad news, and everyone for sharing your thoughts and memories. </p><p>It might be a cliche to say that you only realize how important someone is after they are gone, but it feels especially true in Roger’s case. I first met him in person in Japan, probably more than fifteen years ago. The last time was when Lauri Kitsnik and Alex Jacoby organized a symposium at the Sainsbury Institute, almost a decade ago now. I remember Roger asking me very specific questions after my talk about one of the references I had mentioned. In his own way, he was more of a scholar than many who hold academic positions.</p>
<p>Despite not interacting with him directly more recently, thanks to this mail list, it always felt like Roger was never too far away. He was a core member of this community, which, as a collective, will never be the same without him. </p><div>With best regards,</div><div>Rea</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM Florian Höhr via KineJapan <<a href="mailto:kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu">kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><p>Dear all,<br><br>Very sad news indeed. I had the pleasure of meeting Roger many times at Nippon Connection over the past ten years, and his pure enthusiasm and passion — both for the festival and for Japanese cinema in general — left a lasting impression on me. He was never shy about voicing his strong opinions on our programming, and while I didn’t always agree with his views, I deeply admired his honesty. Thanks to his wit, even his most controversial remarks were a joy to read. During the many Q&As I hosted after festival screenings, whenever Roger raised his hand, I was looking forward to hearing what he had to say, knowing his question would be interesting. Especially after screenings of more niche films, when the audience was often too shy to speak up, Roger was always there to come to the rescue. I’ll miss having him around at future festivals.<br><br>Best,<br>Florian<br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br></p><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Program Director<br><br>Nippon Connection<br>** * *<br>26th Japanese Film Festival<br>June 2 – 7, 2026<br>Frankfurt am Main, Germany<br><br>Office: Nippon Connection e.V., c/o Atelierfrankfurt<br>Schwedlerstr. 1-5, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany<br>Phone: +49 69 847 765 65, Fax: +49 69 847 765 66<br><a href="mailto:Florian@NipponConnection.com" target="_blank">Florian@NipponConnection.com</a><br>NipponConnection.com</div></div><p><br></p><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Am Fr., 24. Okt. 2025 um 22:55 Uhr schrieb Peter Larson via KineJapan <<a href="mailto:kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu" target="_blank">kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu</a>>:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Well, this is sad to me, I've lurked here for decades, but Roger's enthusiastically odd posts were always a welcome part of this place. I am shocked to hear this and saddened, even though I never met him and never saw his face. <br><br>I think that while this group wears a sort of academic veneer (not a bad thing!), there is a lot of fandom here, and Roger sort of embodied that very positive part of it. <br><br>Pete</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM Dolores Martinez via KineJapan <<a>kinejapan@mailman.yale.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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Dear all, Roger was always happy to add to, correct, and even be corrected on Japanese film (we had an interesting exchange about Ikiru and A Matter of Life and Death — whether Kurosawa had ever met Powell, and it turned out he had — for once I was right!).
He was always kind and generous with what he knew and pursued film festivals and conferences with great passion. I shall miss chatting and, occasionally, emailing with him.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> 24 October 2025 14:14<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Bernardi, Joanne <<a>joanne.bernardi@rochester.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [KineJapan] RIP Roger Macy</font>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt">I regret I never met Roger (we had a brief exchange only as small Zoom windows during an online conference), but I certainly benefited from reading his posts. I always marveled at his degree of enthusiasm
for Japanese cinema, which was evident from the frequency, length, and relentless detail of his posts. I’m grateful to fellow list members who’ve posted their recollections of a memorable individual, and I’m reminded of the sense of community this listserv
provides. This is true now, more than ever, when our community of film enthusiasts stretches across a world fraught with challenges potentially more disruptive than geographical distance.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt">Joanne Bernardi</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt">University of Rochester</span></p>
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