Blocking painter bio

Aaron Gerow aaron.gerow
Fri May 28 10:31:48 EDT 2004


The family of the deceased painter, Tanaka Isson, have threatened to 
block production of the film _Adan_ based on Isson's life. The film, 
directed by Igarashi Sho and financed by the cosmetics company DHC, 
will focus on a relationship between Isson and a fictional character, 
the young girl named Adan. The family argues that the fiction warps the 
real image of Isson and constitutes defamation of character. They have 
refused to let the filmmakers use images of Isson's paintings in the 
film and threaten a lawsuit based on violation of copyright even if a 
painting that looks like Isson's paintings is used.

Aaron Gerow
KineJapan owner

Assistant Professor
Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
Yale University

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