Interpreter needed

[Peter B. High]

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as next month I will be on a film tour
>of Asia (Tokyo, Signapore, Hong Kong). I will stop first in Tokyo to
>conduct an interview with Kore-eda Hirokazu, director of Maborosi and
>Afterlife. Regarding this interview, I wonder if you happen to know of
>anyone who would be able to translate between English and Japanese when
>the interview takes place in Tokyo on August 10 or 11.
>
>The interview is on behalf of Film Quarterly, one of the most respected
>scholarly film journals in the U.S. The translator would not be paid, but
>the interview will be a fascinating (even unique) encounter, Kore-eda's
>first extended interview in English.
>
>I would also appreciate your advice, as one who knows the country, as the
>best plan of to travel during the Obon season. I will be giving from Tokyo
>to Kyoto by train around August 14. Any recommendations you have for
>travel, as well as for stops in or between the cities (such as Nara), are
>much appreciated.
>
>Thank you for your time. It would be a pleasure to meet with you in Japan,
>if you will be in Tokyo from August 9-14 or Kyoto thereafter. 
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Gabriel M. Paletz
>University of Southern California
>School of Cinema-Television
 15 Jul 2001 20:21:57 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Gab paletz at usc.edu


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Peter B. High
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