J films on video w/ E subtitles

[Gerry Malir (Artsmagic Ltd)]

Jasper,

No, Evil Dead Trap is probably his most famous, but he did a lot of
interesting stuff for Nikkatsu....some of them at least as interesting as
Dead Trap, but over here they'd be cut to ribbons. Iida is Battle Heater,
and he's also high on the list.

Regards,----- Original Message -----
From: "Jasper Sharp" <jasper at midnighteye.com>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: J films on video w/ E subtitles


> Thanks for the information Gerry. I look forward to hearing from you upon
> your return.
> ps) Toshiharu Ikeda - I'm not familiar with this director's work. BATTLE
> HEATER, isn't it?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Malir (Artsmagic Ltd)" <gerry at artsmagic.co.uk>
> To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 12:59 AM
> Subject: Re: J films on video w/ E subtitles
>
>
> > Jasper,
> >
> > Sorry I haven't been in touch, and I'm off for a week on Thursday, but
> when
> > I get back, I'll prioritise a way of getting you the equipment.
> >
> > I think the first director might be Toshiharu Ikeda.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Gerry Malir
> > Artsmagic Ltd
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> >
> >
> > Gerry Malir
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jasper Sharp" <jasper at midnighteye.com>
> > To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 3:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: J films on video w/ E subtitles
> >
> >
> > > I think if any Japanese distributors could take a look at the website
> > stats
> > > for Midnight Eye, they'd be stunned by just how many potential sales
> they
> > > are missing out on. How many people do you think picked up the
subtitled
> > > Hong Kong release of The Ring for example, before the UK release by
> > Tartan?
> > > There is an absolutely huge market for these films, and its getting
> quite
> > > tedious fending off requests to Midnight Eye asking whether the
Japanese
> > DVD
> > > of "such a such a release" has got subs or not. Until Japanese
> > distributors
> > > finally wake up to themselves, Hong Kong is the best place to go for
> these
> > > films, but I'm dismayed that in the meantime such worthy offerings as
> Not
> > > Forgotten, Firefly Dreams and Tokyo Trash Baby and so many others are
> > > destined to dissappeared into little more than the collective memories
> of
> > > those who were lucky enough to catch them at festival screenings.
> > > Even if the returns on these films from foreign sales at first are
> > > negligable, it'll pay off in the long term when word of mouth gets
> around
> > > that Japan actually does have a film industry beyond the three or four
> > > titles that get international distribution every year - and lets face
> it,
> > > subtitles are already available for these films from the festival
> > > screenings. This head in the sand attitude in Japan is quite
> infuriating!
> > >
> > > Jasper Sharp
> > >
> > > ps) Just like to mention what a jolly fun time I had watching Ping
Pong
> > > today. Whop knows, if they subtitle it, I might even buy the DVD when
it
> > > comes out.
> > >
> > > Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema
> > > www.midnighteye.com
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Boum Productions" <pete at boumproductions.com>
> > > To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 1:00 AM
> > > Subject: Re: J films on video w/ E subtitles
> > >
> > >
> > > > There's been a discussion recently about this on another board, with
> > some
> > > > correspondants getting quite ridiculously worked up over the issue.
> > > Remarks
> > > > about Japanese companies "not owing" the rest of the world subtitles
> and
> > > > "why don't American producers sub their disks in Japanese" etc.
Never
> > > > realised this was such an emotive issue.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone involved in selling marginal titles on disk these days knows
> > > they're
> > > > going to sell a fair number overseas. It's what the internet was
> > invented
> > > > for! And if you add subs (and English is one of the widest spoken
> > > languages)
> > > > you WILL increase your sales.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>