Aien Kyo (Mizoguchi)

[Alexander Jacoby]

Dear all,

Can anyone confirm that the 1937 elusive Mizoguchi
Aien Kyo / Straits of Love and Hate has really been
released on DVD? I think I just saw it on Amazon.co.jp
but I won't believe it until someone confirms it. I
saw this film in Bologna and never expected to see it
again.

If anyone has it, can they confirm the print quality
and if a subtitled option is available?

Best,

ALEX




--- mark schilling <schill at gol.com> wrote:

> 
> As Aaron noted:
> 
> >Frankly, many people are scared to use anything for
> fear of being charged
> with
> > copyright violation.
> 
> How true! Read the following 0letter Peter Goodman
> sent to Stone Bridge
> Press
> authors announcing the sale of his company to Yohan.
> Here's the nut graf:
> 
> ...I thought there were some clouds on the horizon.
> We have carved
> out a niche for ourselves in the "information about
> Japanese pop
> culture" section of the bookstore. As you can
> imagine, that had
> always been a somewhat dark and lonely corner. But
> with the
> mainstreaming of manga and anime, I could sense that
> suddenly what we
> had had mostly to ourselves was going to get rather
> competitive.
> Already Japanese studios were demanding more money.
> And some material
> was now just unavailable, as rights got either
> bought up and
> optioned, or tied up in nasty litigations between
> greedy, warring
> parties. How long could we continue to play in this
> arena? I wondered.
> 
> The answer -- find a bigger, stronger, Japanese
> partner, who has the clout
> to deal
> with Toho, Toei and the other rapacious rights
> holders out there, while
> avoiding
> legal minefields. A smart business decision, no
> doubt -- and one based on
> painful experience.
> 
> Mark Schilling
> schill at gol.com
> 
> 
> Dear Stone Bridge Author:
> 
> I am happy to draw your attention to the attached
> press release,
> which announces the acquisition of Stone Bridge
> Press by Japan's
> largest distributor of Western books, Yohan Inc.
> 
> I decided to sell Stone Bridge Press for several
> reasons.
> Financially, well, publishing is always a bumpy
> road, but we were
> doing just fine. We kept expenses down, the books
> sold reasonably
> well, and there was very little debt.
> 
> But the company had grown, from a single title in
> 1994 to closing in
> on ninety today. With that, managing the company had
> become a lot
> more complex. It wasn't fun for me to fuss with all
> the
> administrative details, and over the past few years
> I had regularly
> contemplated bringing in a business partner so that
> I could be free
> to work more on the editorial and creative side.
> 
> Plus, I thought there were some clouds on the
> horizon. We have carved
> out a niche for ourselves in the "information about
> Japanese pop
> culture" section of the bookstore. As you can
> imagine, that had
> always been a somewhat dark and lonely corner. But
> with the
> mainstreaming of manga and anime, I could sense that
> suddenly what we
> had had mostly to ourselves was going to get rather
> competitive.
> Already Japanese studios were demanding more money.
> And some material
> was now just unavailable, as rights got either
> bought up and
> optioned, or tied up in nasty litigations between
> greedy, warring
> parties. How long could we continue to play in this
> arena? I wondered.
> 
> The idea of joining up with a Japanese company had
> never occurred to
> me. But we have been doing business with Yohan for
> years, and when
> they asked us about the possibility of acquisition
> it made perfect
> sense. Yohan is not just a distributor. It owns
> several bookstores in
> Japan, including the popular Aoyama Book Center (now
> opening new
> branches around the country). And it has its own
> publishing house,
> IBC Publishing, which publishes some books in
> English for the tourist
> trade but is primarily focused on books in Japanese
> and English for
> English learners in Japan.
> 
> Needless to say, I am staying on at Stone Bridge
> Press. It is still
> fair to think of us as an independent press,
> however, because we are
> still outside the mainstream and can continue to
> publish books we like.
> 
> But now we can be stronger. Through IBC we can share
> some bicultural
> editorial acumen to find and develop exciting new
> books for both
> readers of Japanese and English. Already in spring
> 2006 we will be
> launching several IBC titles in the US. Yohan gives
> us additional
> visibility in Japan at bookshops throughout Japan.
> And the larger
> organization makes it easier for me to increase
> staff and direct my
> attention to developing projects and working with
> authors.
> 
> So all in all, it's a very happy announcement for
> all of us here at
> Stone Bridge Press. We're looking forward to an
> exciting future full
> of great books  and awesome reviews. We hope you'll 
> come along with us!
> 
> Please feel free to write me if you have any
> questions or concerns.
> 
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> Japanese book distributor buys American publishing
> company
> 
> August 2005 (Berkeley, CA) -- Stone Bridge Press,
> LLC, of Berkeley,
> California, has been purchased by Yohan, Inc. of
> Tokyo, Japan.
> 
> Stone Bridge Press is an English-language publisher
> specializing in
> books about Japan and Asia. Founded in 1989 by
> publisher and
> editor-in-chief Peter Goodman, the company has over
> 85 titles in
> print and has received numerous awards for
> publishing excellence,
> including two Benjamin Franklin Awards. Among its
> authors are Donald
> Richie (The Inland Sea, The Japan Journals) and
> Leonard Koren
> (Wabi-Sabi). Stone Bridge's books about anime,
> manga, and film have
> established the press as a leading source of
> information about
> Japanese popular culture.
> 
> "This is great timing. Interest in Japan is growing
> and changing,"
> says Goodman, "and as part of the Yohan family we'll
> have access to
> new, cutting-edge projects and authors. This will
> boost us
> editorially both in Japan and the US, as we increase
> our staff and
> pursue new markets."
> 
> Yohan, Inc., established in 1953 and now headed by
> President and CEO
> Hiroshi Kagawa, has 120 employees and is the largest
> distributor of
> general foreign books and magazines in Asia. It owns
> several retail
> bookshops in Japan, including the well-known Aoyama
> Book Center in
> Tokyo, as well as the publisher IBC Books.
> 
> "We've known and done business with Peter and Stone
> Bridge for years,
> so this is a very comfortable match, with big
> potential 
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