Itami debut film discovered

[J.sharp]

Thanks for this fascinating bit of news Aaron.
I was just wondering, I have seen Itami's name as an actor as transliterated
as Kazumi and Ichizo - both valid romanizations. For the record, is it
really Ichizo. I think I saw it on the credits of a subbed print recently as
Kazumi.

Thanks,

Jasper


--------- Original Message --------
From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
To: KineJapan <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Itami debut film discovered
Date: 16/12/05 18:30

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> The news services  reported that Itami Juzo's &quot;first&quot; film as a
> director was recently discovered. Apparently, while Itami was still
> acting under the name Itami Ichizo, he made a film called Gomudeppo in
> 1962 with some friends. It is probably a short work, but was shown at a
> small theater in Shinjuku in 1963 and then shown in a double bill with
> Suna no utsuwa at Sogetsu in 1964. It has not been seen since then.
> Editors from Shinchosha apparently found the work in Itami's cottage as
> they were researching a book on him. It will be shown in a special
> event on December 27 at Sogetsu. The following has some details in
> Japanese:
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> http://shinchosha.co.jp/gomudeppou/
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> Aaron Gerow
> Assistant Professor
> Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
> Director of Undergraduate Studies, Film Studies Program
> Yale University
> 53 Wall Street, Room 316
> PO Box 208363
> New Haven, CT 06520-8363
> USA
> Phone: 1-203-432-7082
> Fax: 1-203-432-6764
> e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu
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