KEIZOKU

[Stephen Cremin]

Well, the mysterious Helmut is one of those modest guys who does a lot of
work for Japanese [and Korean, etc] film in the background but won't write
to the list. (Suggestions that he's just "shy" are misplaced.)  He'll
contact you if he wants to.

Alternative is to come to Udine in northeastern Italy in the last week of
April where TBS sales agent Usui will be in attendance with 40+ Asian
directors, actors, actresses, producers, composers, etc.  KEIZOKU probably
won't be playing, but its likely they'll have a [subtitled] tape you can
view.
 Lineup will be announced shortly but includes several Western (outside
Asia) premieres of Japanese films among 70-80 East Asian features.

I'm not sure which State you're in but surely there's a Japanese rental
library within half-a-day's drive?  Things are much stricter in the UK where
you have to have a Japanese passport to be a member of a Japanese video
rental library by order of local government.  You know, to protect the
locals from corruption.

Stephen

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>From: "Pete Larson" <plarson at contextmedia.com>
>To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>Subject: RE: KEIZOKU
>Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2001 21:41
>

>Hmmm, ok, so where do I find Helmut? Nakatani Miki has a following in
>Taiwan, I'm fairly surprised that it's not out on the Chinese market. I've
>seen the series in Chinese catalogs but not the movie. Hmmm
>
>You watched it on tape? Where did you get the tape? I don't need subtitles.
>
>HELP!
>
>Pete
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>[mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu]On Behalf Of Stephen Cremin
>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 4:36 PM
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: Re: KEIZOKU
>
>
>I watched it on tape without subtitles and liked the atmosphere and visuals
>but have no comment on the story.  (But heck I liked MESSENGERS, EKIDEN and
>OJUKEN which is probably enough to get kicked off this list.)  KEIZOKU had
>its international premiere this week at list member Helmut Krutsch's
>festival in Cologne with Tsutsumi in attendance.  (Sincere apologies for not
>being there!)  I haven't seen the TV series but it reminded me of Ichikawa
>Kon's 1970s Kindaichi films in the horror stakes with a nice sense of humour
>to it.
>
>---
>>KEIZOKU: BEAUTIFUL DREAMER
>Director: TSUTSUMI Yukihiko; cast: NAKATANI Miki (Shibata Jun), WATABE
>Atsuro (Mayama), KOYUKI (Kirishima Nanami), TAKAGI Masahiro (Asakura), RYU
>Raita (Nonomura).  Released: Tokyo on 4/3/2000.  Festivals: CineAsia
>[Cologne].  119 mins.
>
>Shibata Jun, who boasts an IQ of 199, is appointed section chief of a
>special police department that specialises in unsolved cases.  When
>Kirishima Nanami arrives in her office, Shibata gets her first case: solve
>the mysterious disappearance of a ship near Yakugami Island fifteen years
>ago.  Although there were seven survivors, Kirishima Nanami's parents had
>been murdered in the incident, but without enough evidence to go on, the
>police had dropped the case.  Shibata and street-wise cop Mayama, arrive on
>the island to interview the seven suspects who have returned for a reunion
>initiated by Nanami.  But the guests begin to die one by one and it becomes
>apparent that Nanami may have supernatural powers.  Meanwhile Mayama has his
>own homicidal stalker in Asakura who is also psychically gifted.
>
>Filmography: CHINESE DINNER + OBORERU SAKANA (2001); KEIZOKU: BEAUTIFUL
>DREAMER (2000); HANAKO (1998); KINDAICHI SHONEN NO JIKENBO: SHANGHAI GYOJIN
>DENSETSU (1997); etc.
>---
>
>I think the website is still online at:
>http://www.tbs.co.jp/keizoku/top_eiga.html
>
>Mark reviewed it on 4 April last year in the Japan Times:
>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?ff20000404a1.htm
>
>It hasn't been released in other Asian territories even if TBS has a pretty
>good track record for getting their films into Hong Kong, etc, with FIRST
>LOVE and HIMITSU.  Perhaps Nakatani Miki isn't popular enough in Hong Kong
>for a release.
>
>I guess the best way to see it is to be very, very sweet to Helmut.
>
>Stephen
>
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>>From: "Pete Larson" <bulb at netway.com>
>>To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>>Subject: RE: SATORARE
>>Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2001 15:28
>>
>
>>Does anybody know anything about the movie of Keizoku? I saw the TV series
>>but have not been able to find the movie anywhere (I live in the US). Is
>>there anybody out there who could help me out?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>>[mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu]On Behalf Of Stephen
>Cremin
>>Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 10:26 AM
>>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>>Subject: SATORARE
>>
>>
>>Did anybody watch Motohiro Katsuyuki's SATORARE over the weekend.  I'm a
>big
>>fan of BAYSIDE SHAKEDOWN (Odoru Daisosasen), have been waiting for this
>one,
>>and would just love to hear any good word-of-mouth.
>>
>>Stephen
>>
>