Aien Kyo (Mizoguchi)

Tue Sep 6 15:29:50 EDT 2005

The DVD was definitely released, but...

The quality of the DVD is quite terrible despite the exorbitant price.  No sub 
either (of course).

MEK

On Friday 02 September 2005 17:40, Alexander Jacoby wrote:
> 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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