Script of "Nejishiki"

[Stephen Cremin]

As part of the Asano Tadanobu retrospective in London, I'm screening Ishii 
Teruo's 1998 adaptation of "Nejishiki" ("Wind-Up Type" is translation given 
in Mark Schilling's "Japan Times" review).  Anyone who's seen the version 
can appreciate that it isn't really subtitle-able.  As such - and given 
financial constraints - I'm experimenting with a benshi performance on 
Friday evening.  Its a fairly absurd, surreal film, based on Tsuge 
Yoshiharu's manga, which suits the benshi in mind, Hohki Kazuko.  But she'd 
really like to see a script.

Has one been published in Japan?  And which version?  Apparently it was much 
more "commercial" before Asano became attached.  In the meantime I'll try to 
track down the manga in London.

Regards,

Stephen Cremin
Director, London Pan-Asian Film Festival


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