Rotterdam and Sento

[Jasper Sharp]

Mr Sento was there with his new air hostess wife. I dropped a bit of a
clanger in an interview with Miss Kawase, as I didn't realise the two were
divorced.
Kawase-san, along with the other directors I had a chance to speak to (Kinji
Fukasaku and Sogo Ishii) didn't seem to manifest much in the way of speaking
ability (Sogo Ishii did answer a few questions in english though), but I got
the impression that everyone seemed to uncerstand my questions before the
translator got to them.



-----Original Message-----
From: A.M. Nornes [mailto:amnornes at umich.edu]
Sent: 05 February 2001 01:40
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: Rotterdam and Sento


At 7:31 AM +0000 2/5/01, Stephen Cremin wrote:
>  Just what are the factors contributing to this
> >festival success?  Any speculations?

Just out of curiosity, how is Sento's English? One dimension of the film
festival circuit is schmoozing, and the Japanese crowd is generally
debilitated when it comes to that. Just look around at the parties, and
you'll notice the Tokyo-ites huddled in a corner while everyone else works
the floor.

Markus