Genji Film

[Sybil Thornton]

There must be oodles.
There's a 1960s version (very Freudian) starring Ichikawa Raizo:  it's in the
Pacific Film Archive.
NHK also did a serialization a couple of years back.  You might be able to find
it in one of the video stores for Asians, usually in or next to an Asian foods
store, as in our area.
I'd be interested in more info on the project:  who's funding, who's on the
research team, etc.
SAT

E Berlin 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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S.A. Thornton
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