Ichikawa Kon

Peter Larson bulb
Tue Sep 18 12:59:08 EDT 2001


Ichikawa Kon has a feature in the new Film Comment. Does anybody know how to
get the Ichikawa catalogue done in Britain? Film Comment says it $29.95 but
I'm not sure where to go to get it.

Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jasper Sharp" <jasper_sharp at hotmail.com>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:51 AM
Subject: Love Cinema question


> Hi fellow KineJapanners,
>
> I have a few questions regarding last year's cycle of DV shot films that
> came out under the Love Cinema banner.
> The best known of these outside of Japan has obviously been MIIKE
Takashi's
> VISITOR Q, in no small measure to the director's growing esteem outside of
> the country, and aided by the English subbed Korean DVD release. The
series
> of 6 films also included SHIOTA Akihiko's GIPS and HIROKI Ryuichi's TOKYO
> GOMI ONNA (TOKYO TRASH BABY).
> However, I was wondering how these films were received in Japan, and would
> also be very interested in any details on the individual films themselves,
> because very few of them have been screened outside of Japan and hence
very
> little information is available on them.
> Was Miike's film singled out partularly for praise by the Japanese
critics,
> or was it ignored? Which one was the best received? Who on this list has
> even seen any of them? What was the idea behind the series, and will it
> happen again? Have all of these films subsequently made it onto video in
> Japan? Who are CineRocket anyway?
> Any information or opinions on any of these films would be greatly
> appreciated,
>
> Thanks!
> Jasper Sharp
>
> Ps) Are any London-dwellers on this list planning to be at the ICA over
the
> next week to catch the Fukasaku season?
>
> Midnight Eye - japan_cult_cinema
> www.midnighteye.com
>
>
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