Professor Omori

[Ono Seiko and Aaron Gerow]

The papers mentioned that film director Omori Kazuki, a veteran of the 
1970s 8mm film scene who later went on to make such films 
_Hipokuratesu-tachi_ and the recent (Japanese) Godzilla films, was 
appointed professor in the Media Information Culture Department of the 
Information Engineering Faculty of Osaka Electrical Communications 
University (these are all my unverified translations).  He'll be teaching 
such classes as Information Culture Theory, Screenwriting Technique, and 
Image Theory.

I wonder if this is a kind of a trend.  With documentary director Hara 
Kazuo now teaching at Waseda (on a three-year appointment, if I remember 
correctly), and quite a few directors teaching part-time at various 
universities, it seems a lot of directors are putting one foot into the 
education world.  Quite a few have also been involved in lecture series 
and film seminars.  Perhaps there are some chenges occuring in the realm 
of film education?

Aaron Gerow
YNU