Okinawa/Ryukyus in U.S. Films?

[J.sharp]

Hi Greg,

Okinawa on film was the subject of the 2003 Yamagata International
Documentary Film Festival, with a special program entitled "Okinawa—Nexus of
Borders: Ryukyu Reflections"

You can find the quite exhaustive list of what played at:
www.yidff.jp/2003/2003list-e.html#p6

As you can see, there's a lot more titles than one might first imagine.

Best,

Jasper
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From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Re: Okinawa/Ryukyus in U.S. Films?
Date: 28/06/06 06:41

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> Greg,
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> The first two that come to mind are Takeshi Kitano's Sonatine and Shunji
Iwai's All About Lily Chou-Chou. In each of these films the characters
travel to Okinawa and stay there for a time, meanwhile interacting with
Okinawans...
>
> Alison Roberts
> University of Washington
>
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2006, Greg Johnson wrote:
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> &gt; I have student who is interested in images of Okinawa(ns)/Ryukyus
(Ryukuans)
> &gt; in U.S. films.  The only ones I could come up with are The Teahouse
of the
> &gt; August Moon and the Karate Kid series. Could anybody suggest others?
> &gt;
> &gt; Greg Johnson
> &gt;
>
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>

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