Last Bill Translation

[drainer at mpinet.net]

 I still want to see "Lost in Translation."
 I can't stop hearing enough about it... it's time to watch it.

What did you think of it? Better than her last film? (I hope so.)

-d



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Gerow" <aaron.gerow at yale.edu>
To: <kinejapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: Last Bill Translation


> For probably the first time in its history, KineJapan has had very 
> little mail in the last few weeks, with some weeks of absolutely no 
> mail. What's happened?
> 
> Unfortunately, it's been hard for me as co-owner to spark discussion 
> since I've been in the process of moving, but now that I am "kind of" 
> settled, I might as well ask the question that's been on everyone's 
> mind:
> 
> So what do KineJapan members think of the recent spate of Hollywood 
> films set in Japan, particularly Last Samurai, Kill Bill, and Lost in 
> Translation? Is there a particular reason why there's a rush of such 
> films? What do they entail for Japanese moving image media? Clearly 
> Last Samurai and Kill Bill are very aware of Japanese cinema, but what 
> do we as Japanese film afficianados make of these citations?
> 
> Let's get some discussion going.
> 
> Aaron Gerow
> KineJapan owner
> 
> Assistant Professor
> Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
> Yale University
> 
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