Introducing Myself

[James Barringer]

We live in Yukinoshita - near the end of Komachi-doori
(the main pedestrian shopping street) towards
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu temple - a great location - we
got lucky through a series of furtuitous events. 
Today we met some friends and went to nearby Enoshima
and had a great time.  I have to say, each time I
return to Japan, I like it more and more.

Best Regards,
Jim
--- Greg E Shepherd <shep at hawaii.edu> wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> Just out of curiosity, what part of Kamakura do you
> live in, if you don't
> mind my asking? I used to live in Gokurakuji and
> Hase and I would sit
> zazen at San Un Zendo in Hase. I remember Kamakura
> fondly. Anyway, just
> curious.
> Greg
> 
> 
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, James Barringer wrote:
> 
> > Hello all:
> >
> > My name is Jim Barringer.  I recently moved to
> Japan,
> > although this is my 4th time living here.  I work
> for
> > Dow Jones in Tokyo, and my work in business
> > development leads me to travel around quite a bit.
>  My
> > wife, Megumi is Japanese, and we have two
> children, a
> > girl, 4, and a boy, 3.  We live in Kamakura.
> >
> > I started developing an interest in Japanese film
> when
> > I saw "Kwaidan" by Masaki Kobayashi in the US,
> shortly
> > after I left Japan (my first time living in Japan)
> > after a tour based in Sasebo, Kyushu, with the
> Navy.
> >
> > To this day, "Kwaidan" is one of my favorite
> films.
> > Other favorite directors include Juzo Itami, and
> of
> > course Kurosawa.  Notable favorites are "Tanpopo"
> and
> > "Rashomon," as well as "Kazoku Ge-mu" (Family
> Game)
> > and "Yen Family."
> >
> > Serious film people should not ignore Hayao
> Miyazaki,
> > either - I'm no fan of "anime" as a genre, in fact
> I
> > find Japanese anime can reach surprising lows in
> > banality, but with "Sen to Chiro no Kamikakushi"
> > ("Spirited Away") Miyazaki made one of the best,
> > strangest movies I've ever seen.
> >
> > I'm no fan of the foreign critic's current
> darling,
> > Kitano (Beat) Takeshi's films - they put me to
> sleep.
> > I just get the feeling he wants to play the
> tough-guy
> > and film young girls taking their tops off in
> Okinawa.
> >  A nice way for Beat to make some money, and it
> > apparently impresses the audiences in France, but
> I
> > find it pretty but boring and senseless.  I think
> it
> > helps to enjoy Beat's movies if you haven't spent
> much
> > time in Japan.  Then it may look mysterious and
> > inscrutable.  If you've lived over here a while,
> you
> > know it's just plain dumb.  When I want pleasant
> > boredom, I lean towards more traditional Japanese
> fare
> > - the "Otoko-wa Tsurai Yo" Tora-san films.  I can
> even
> > watch these things with my mother-in-law (although
> my
> > wife usually walks out of the room or reads a
> > magazine).
> >
> > I'm interested in this board to expand my horizons
> > beyond what I already know, especially as I now
> have
> > access to a wealth of Japanese film on DVD at my
> local
> > video store which I wouldn't have access to in the
> US.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Jim
> >
> >
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