Imamura Shohei

[kiseko minaguchi]

His last was September 11(2002),where his name is listed among many of its 
directors, though I haven't seen it.l
Kiseko Minaguchi
----- Original Message ----- 
??? : "Peter Larson" <peter_larson2000 at yahoo.com>
?? : <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
???? : 2006?5?31? 2:09
?? : Re: Imamura Shohei


> That is truly sad. I remember one of the first films I
> saw when I went to Japan as Unagi. There were no
> subtitles so I couldn't understand a thing (my
> japanese was restricted to "hello", "goodbye",
> "where's the toilet" at the time), but I was really
> excited to be able to see his new movie at the time. I
> remember also using Kuroi Ame in a class I was
> teaching on Japanese film and having my students
> become really excited about it. he will certainly be
> missed.
>
> What was his last film?
>
> Pete
>
> --- Alastair Phillips <a.w.e.phillips at reading.ac.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> I've written an essay on Vengeance is Mine for the
>> forthcoming anthology I
>> am co-editing with Julian Stringer for Routledge:
>> Japanese Cinema: Texts and
>> Contexts. Eureka printed an excerpt in the booklet
>> for the DVD.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Alastair Phillips
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Thank you for this information. It is sad to hear,
>> but it is also good to be
>> > informed. As it happens, one of my former students
>> just discovered last week
>> > that Imamura's "Vengeance is Mine" (Fukushu suru
>> wa ware ni ari, 1979) has
>> > recently become available with English subtitles
>> in the UK (Region 2 DVD).
>> > It's part of the Masters of Cinema Series, a sort
>> of UK complement to the
>> > Criterion Collection, which has some titles not
>> available in the US.
>> >
>> > www.eurekavideo.co.uk/moc
>> >
>> > My own great Imamura favorite is Kanzo Sensei
>> ("Dr. Akagi" 1998), for its
>> > social conscience, and honest (though maybe a bit
>> extreme) portrayal of the
>> > evils of Japanese militarism at the local level.
>> >
>> > Michael McCaskey
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Alex Zahlten <Alex.Zahlten at gmx.de>
>> > Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:44 am
>> > Subject: Imamura Shohei
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Newspapers report that Imamura Shohei died today
>> at age 79. Asahi
>> >> Shinbun has a very brief article on it, and
>> although it is the
>> >> headline in its internet edition, very little
>> information is given
>> >> other than the fact itself.
>> >>
>> >> Alex Zahlten
>> >> -- 
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>>
>
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