Japanese film in Indonesia?

[Mark Nornes]

Zaki,

Could you tell us about how Japanese film is see in Indonesia? Is it 
mostly on video? Does it ever get into theaters? Is it all anime? Are 
there any lingering antagonisms about WWII?   Are older films seen? 
Again, how about the Japanese films made during their colonization?

I'd be very curious to know more!

Markus






On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 08:42  PM, zaki jaihutan wrote:

> Greetings to all fellow member of Kinejapan,
>
> My name is Zaki Jaihutan, age 28,male, Indonesian
> Nationality.
>
> I'm working now as a legal consultant in one lawfirm in
> Jakarta. Although my profession may not seems to be the
> kind of proffession that would bring one person to a
> 'closer scrutiny to art', i was raised in a family with
> strong sense of artistry. My late father was a
> prominent writer and director in my country, and my
> mother is an actress. This, I guess, explain my strong
> interest in book, and of course, movie.
>
> My love and interest with Japanese movie starts not
> with Akira Kurosawa's movie like most people outside of
> Japan do, but very recently from a movie with an
> English title 'Angel Dust'. Sadly I forgot the name of
> the director...however I was gripped by the strong
> camera work and the slowly build tense made by the
> movie. This was followed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure,
> Takeshi Miike's Dead or Alive and Higuchi's Uzumaki, an
> 'abstract' film which really astonished me. Thus my
> interest to understand Japanese movie becoming more and
> more intense. Having said these, i hope the fellow
> member here would appreciate my 'still early'
> understanding of Japanese movie, and help me to
> understand more. I hope that one of these days I can
> contribute my own mature understanding of Japanese
> movie.
>
> Thank you for your kind attention.
>
> Best regards,
> Zaki Jaihutan
>
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