Self-introduction

[reglindis helmer]

Hello to everybody!

My name is Reglindis Helmer, and I am a student of Japanese Studies at
Berlin's Humboldt University. Right now I am preparing my thesis, which
will be about the wartime production 'Hawai Maree oki kaisen' (1942),
directed by Yamamoto Kajiro.

Related to this project are my first requests to the list members. I
will be in Japan in the month of March in search for articles in
newspapers and journals of that period. I will start with the Kawakita
Kinenkan, but since I will also be in Kyoto anyhow, I also want to try
the library of the Kyoto Bunka Hakubutsukan. So my first question is:
Has anyone experiences with that institution? As far as I know, they do
have a collection of film books, videos and scenarios, but I am not sure
about its size.
My other request concerns the kind of material I am looking for. As a
big and important production af that time, made to commemorate the first
anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbour and the beginning of the
Pacific war, articles on 'Hawai Maree oki kaisen' must have appeared in
nearly every newspaper of the country - therefore I would be very
grateful for any suggestions about journals, newspapers and authors
which are especially worth looking for!

Thanks for your help in advance!


Reglindis Helmer