requesting permission to reproduce images

[Melek Ortabasi]

Hi all,

I've been on the list for some time, but haven't introduced myself. I 
figured it would be good manners to do so before I asked for help! I 
teach Comparative Lit. at Hamilton College in upstate NY (my 
specialty is modern Japanese lit), but I've had an interest in film 
ever since grad school. Find a (somewhat outdated, sorry) version of 
my CV at 
http://academics.hamilton.edu/comparative%5Fliterature/mortabas/.

I have two copyright-related questions:

1. I am seeking permission to use a Meiji-period photo that I found 
in the Nagasaki Library Old Picture Database 
(http://oldphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/unive/) for the cover of a book 
(academic press, not trade).What I really need is a form letter in 
Japanese requesting permission. I thought that before I slave over 
writing something that I don't really know about, I would ask if 
anyone had a basic form letter they were willing to share.

2. I am currently writing an article on Kon Satoshi's _Millennium 
Actress_ to be included in an anthology forthcoming from a trade 
press. Would I need to contact Mad House for permission to use frame 
grabs, or could I just talk to Dreamworks (Go Fish)? If I need to go 
to Japan on this, does anyone have any advice/help?

I'm new to this! Any help would be appreciated. Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.

Best,
-- 
Melek Ortabasi
Assistant Professor
Department of Comparative Literature
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY