Japanese Films in archives?

SYBIL.THORNTON@asu.edu SYBIL.THORNTON
Tue Dec 6 16:56:07 EST 2005



Quoting Trond Trondsen <trondsen at shaw.ca>:

> I saw CROSSROADS at the Pacific Film Archive yesterday. It was the 
> original cut, found in the National Film Archive (UK). The quality of 
> the print was unbelievable. Wonderful.  I suspect the BFI will 
> release it on DVD eventually.
> 
> Trond
> http://www.mastersofcinema.org/
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J.sharp" <j.sharp at hpo.net>
> Date: Monday, December 5, 2005 2:08 pm
> Subject: Re: Japanese Films in archives?
> 
> > I am not sure if this is the question you are asking, but the 
> > British Film
> > Institute archive in London has a print of Kinugasa's A PAGE OF 
> > MADNESS, and
> > his subsequent attempt at bringing a European avant-garde style 
> to 
> > Japanesecinema, the  German Expressionism influenced (and 
> more 
> > interesting in my
> > opinion) CROSSROADS (JUJIRO).
> > 
> > Early Japanese animation is in the Japanese National Film 
> Archive, 
> > but they
> > are very selective about who they let see anything.
> > 
> > Best,
> > 
> > Jasper Sharp
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema
> > www.midnighteye.com
> > 
> > ===
> > 
> > Available now in bookstores everywhere:
> > The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film (Stone Bridge 
> Press)
> > by Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp
> > http://www.midnighteye.com/features/midnighteye_guide.shtml
> > "Easily one of the most important books on Japanese cinema ever 
> > released in
> > English."
> > - Newtype USA
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --------- Original Message --------
> > From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > To: Kinejapan <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > Subject: Japanese Films in archives?
> > Date: 05/12/05 09:47
> > 
> > >
> > > Dear kinejapan-list,
> > >
> > > I'm working on the japanese (silent) cinema and I found many 
> > interesting> hints in the DVD-database &quot;Masters of the 
> Silent 
> > JapaneseCinema&quot;. But
> > > none of the films seems to be available. Has there someone 
> out 
> > there an
> > > idea (archives in europe would be perfect...)? Especially 
> Teinosuke
> > > Kinugasa &quot;A Page of Madness/KURUTTA IPPEIJI&quot;; 
> Tomizawa 
> > Shinro&quot;chi no
> > > miyako kohan no bansho&quot; (1925); Keisuke Sasaki and 
> Torajiro 
> > Saito> &quot;bakudan hanyome&quot; (Dynamite Bride) (1932); 
> Mikio 
> > Naruse&quot;kimi to
> > > wakarete/Farewell to You&quot; (1933)? Is there a compilation 
> of 
> > early> japanese animation?
> > > Also some documentaries from the 60's seemed to be 
> disappearing. 
> > A list
> > > is included. ... Please help to make them visible!
> > >
> > > Thanks for hints!
> > >
> > > Yours sincerely
> > >
> > > Andreas Becker
> > >
> > > ---
> > >
> > > A Page of Madness
> > > KURUTTA IPPEIJI,
> > > L (Land) Japan,
> > > J (Jahr) 1926,
> > > Drama,
> > > P (Produktionsfirma) Shin Kankaku-Ha Eiga Renmei,
> > > L??nge: 80 (18 B./sec.) Minuten, FSK: , Erstauff??hrung: 1973
> > > Kino/16.2.1975 HR
> > > Pd (Produzent) Teinosuke Kinugasa,
> > > R (Regie) Teinosuke Kinugasa,
> > > B (Drehbuch) Yasunari Kawabata,
> > > K (Kamera) K??hei Sugiyama,
> > > M (Musik) Modern Bamboo Flute Ensemble,
> > > D (Darsteller) Hiroshi Nemoto als ein junger Mann, Misao Seki 
> als 
> > der> Arzt, Eiko Minami als T??nzerin, Masao Inoue als der Mann, 
> Yoshie
> > > Nakagawa als die Frau, Ayako Iijima als die Tochter,
> > >
> > > Early Japanese Animation
> > > A list with films is on:
> > > http://www.quilts-club.com/animation/japanese1.html
> > >
> > > Paruchizan Zenshi (1969)
> > > Directed by Noriaki Tsuchimoto
> > > Genre: Documentary (more)
> > > Also Known As:
> > > Pre-History of the Partisan Party
> > > Pre-Partisan
> > > Runtime: 122 min
> > > Country: Japan
> > > Color: Black and White
> > >
> > > Sommer auf Narita
> > > NIHON KAIHO SENSEN - SANRIZUKA NO NATSU,
> > > L (Land) Japan,
> > > J (Jahr) 1968,
> > > Dokumentarfilm,
> > > P (Produktionsfirma) Ogawa Prod.,
> > > L??nge: (TV) 105 Minuten, FSK: , Erstauff??hrung: 21.3.1971 BR
> > > Pd (Produzent) Shinsuke Ogawa,
> > > R (Regie) Shinsuke Ogawa,
> > > B (Drehbuch) Shinsuke Ogawa,
> > > K (Kamera) Shinsuke Ogawa,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > 
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> >
> 
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