KEIZOKU

[Peter Larson]

Stephen,

Hmm, I don't think I can make it to Italy anytime soon. Why on earth would
the British government make such an absurd rule?

I'll keep checking here in the US.

THanks!

Pete

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Cremin" <asianfilmlibrary at mac.com>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: KEIZOKU


> 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
>
> ----------
> >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
> >
> >----------
> >>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
> >>
> >
>