Prewar films on video E+J

[Aaron Gerow]

Some of you might know Yasui Yoshio as the head of the Planet Biblioteque 
du Cinema in Osaka (as well as as a writer, film festival coordinator, 
and film collector), but Planet has recently put out ain important video 
series called "Maboroshi no katsudo daishashin" of very rare prewar 
Japanese films on video based on the films Yasui-san has managed to find. 
 Especially since few prewar films end up on video (especially silent and 
animated ones), the series is a must see for anyone interested in prewar 
film, jidaigeki, or animation.

The series of six videos includes 13 films, including _Edo kaizokuden 
Kageboshi_ (1925; Dir: Futagawa Buntaro; Starring: Bando Tsumasaburo); 
_Sakamoto Ryoma_ (1928; Dir: Edamasa Yoshiro; Starring: Bando 
Tsumasaburo); _Shonen bidan_ (1928; Dir: Uchida Tomu; an educational 
film); _Yami no tejina_ (1927; Dir: Suzuki Jukichi; another educational 
film); _Ninjutsu senichiya_ (1939; Dir: Otomo Ryuzo; Starring: Konoe 
Jushiro); and rare early animated films by masters like Masaoka Kenzo and 
Ofuji Noburo.

I haven't confirmed this yet, but it seems that some of the films are 
Pathe Baby versions (condensed for 9.5 mm home use).  Some also include a 
benshi soundtrack.

The price is 8000 yen per video (20000 per video for libraries).  For 
more information, contact Planet (tel: 06-6364-2165; fax: 06-6312-8232); 
or Iwanami Eizo Hanbai (tel: 03-5689-2601; 03-5689-2385).

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Aaron Gerow
Associate Professor
International Student Center
Yokohama National University
79-1 Tokiwadai
Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240-8501
JAPAN
E-mail: gerow at ynu.ac.jp
Phone: 81-45-339-3170
Fax: 81-45-339-3171