zainichi

[J.sharp]

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival had a special focus on
Zainichi in cinema last year. I would strongly advise getting hold of the
relevant one of their excellent catalogues, from the website:

www.city.yamagata.yamagata.jp/yidff/home-e.html

You should definitely try and get to see Tetsuaki Matsue's Annyong Kimchee,
a perkey video diary as he reflects on his own sense of national and ethnic
diversity. See:
http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/round-up_005.shtml#annyong-kimchee

With this film, it looked like Matsue was going to be an interesting young
director to look out for, but unfortunately got trapped in the world of
hardcore AV pornography. However, his porn film IDENTITY, uses the format to
focus on zainichi actresses and actors who work in the AV world. I heard
rumours that this was going to play Yamagata last year, which I find fairly
hard to believe - it is very explicit stuff, not the sort of thing you watch
in a crowded auditorium. However, it is definitely an interesting film, so
again, try and track it down if you can.

Best,

Jasper

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--------- Original Message --------
From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Dear KineJapaners
Date: 01/03/06 14:24

>
> Recently I am researching on representation of Jainichi (resident
Koreans).
> At this point, Oshima Nagisa's three documentaries on (resident)
> Koreans, and his feature, &quot;Death by Hanging,&quot; and Yukisada
Isao's &quot;Go&quot;
> in 2001 are texts I am thinking of on the level of significant and
> commercial filmmaking practices.
>
> Anybody knows scholarly works on this topic so far? and also, how can
> I get subtitled-Oshima's documentaries?
> Yomota Inuhiko sensei's article, &quot;Stranger than Tokyo&quot; and books
on
> Oshima I found helpful.
>
> Thank you
> myoungsook
>
>
>
>
>
>

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