Genji Film

Sybil Thornton sybil.thornton
Wed Nov 3 10:03:53 EST 1999


I forgot about Ukifune.  That is at PFA too.
SAT

vkopp at gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de wrote:

> I am just about to finish my final thesis on "Genji monogatari" film by
> Yoshimura K?sabur? from 1951 that won a camera prize at Cannes in 1952.
> It is a rather unusual jidaigeki with melodramatic elements. Kinugasa shot
> a film called "Genji monogatari-Ukifune" (Ukifune is a chapter from the
> novel) in 1957, I think. It is a rather static film, in contrast to
> Yoshimura?s earlier black and white version. If you have any questions to
> the film from 1951 just ask. In two weeks I will meet the director and make
> an interview.
> you wrote:
> >I am a US-based documentary filmmaker working on a project about the history
> >of The Tale of Genji and its reception, primarily in Japan but also in the
> >US.  I would be grateful for any information on filmed versions of the Genji
> >(I am aware of the 1953 live action version and the 1987 Anime).  I am also
> >looking for perspective on any influence that the Genji may have had over
> >Japanese cinema in a broader sense.
> >
> >

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