Kinema Club-Need Info.

[Abe' Mark Nornes]

Here is another note from RV, with a note from me at the end.

At  8:17 PM 3/11/98 -0500,  RAYMOND R VAILLANCOURT wrote:
> Dear Marcus,
> 
>      Thank you for forwarding the responses to me. I've gotten in 
>contact with the University of Iowa which carries the Yamane book on 
>roman-poruno. Hopefully, they can send me a copy. I haven't come 
>across the Yamatoya books in the US yet. I'm also in touch with Image 
>Forum. In the meantime, if you (or anyone on the list) could fill me 
>in on the following info, it would be most helpful:
>     1) I am familar with a few Chusei Sone films, such as _Shikijo 
>Shimai_ and _ Joro Ichiba_, but little else. What are generally 
>considered Chusei best film(s), and what of his collaborations with 
>Yamatoya (such as SEX DOLL REPORT or the FOREIGN MISTRESS OMAN 
>series) are considered to be the best?? I know he's done a lot of 
>films, and am hoping to focus on thos considered the most significant,
> both on his own, and those written by Yamatoya for him Marcus could 
>you suggest to me some titles? Or can anyone else on the list?
>   2) Is it true that Adachi Masao is now in jail for Red Army 
>activities?? Some people I've talked to have said this is true; 
>others have claimed it isn't.
>
>   Thank you for all your help. I greatly appreciate it. You can 
>forward this to the list too if you choose.  Thank you again. Best, 
>Chris. Vaillancourt

1) I haven't seen any of the Sone films, but the Yamane book will help.
2) Adachi was arrested in Lebanon last year along with 5 (?) other members
of the Red Army. No one new exactly where he was since he gave up film art
in the mid-1970s and became a full-time political "activist" (read
guerilla). He apparently emerged as the leader of this group, which
probably says something about his dedication to the cause. I have wanted to
learn what became of his trial, but haven't been able to find a scrap of
information. Anybody out there know? I did hear that the Japanese
government's attempts to extradite him were unsuccessful, but this doesn't
not come from an authoritative source. 

Markus

PS: Raymond, if you have more questions why don't you join KineJapan and
pose them directly to the list? It's interesting stuff.