Imamura Shohei

[J.sharp]

Really sad news. Ballad of Narayama was my first introduction to Japanese
cinema, on a typically eclectic double bill with Wakamtasu's Violated Angels
at the long-mourned Scala Cinema in London (before Stanley Kubrik did his
bit to destroy UK film culture). Personally I have always been very fond of
Imamura's work, especially VENGEANCE IS MINE. I hope UK/US DVD distributors
catch up with his backlog sometime soon - PROFOUND DESIRE OF THE GODS for
example is well worth a revival/introduction to Western audiences.


--------- 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: RE: Imamura Shohei
Date: 30/05/06 07:49

>
> Ballad of Narayama was one of my favorite films of all time. Imamura gets
so
> little love over here. I'll put an obit on my paper's blog
> (http://pithinthewind.com)
>
>
> http://dorknation.wordpress.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> [mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Michael
> McCaskey
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:06 AM
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Re: Imamura Shohei
>
> 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 &quot;Vengeance is Mine&quot; (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 (&quot;Dr. Akagi&quot;
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 &lt;Alex.Zahlten at gmx.de&gt;
> Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:44 am
> Subject: Imamura Shohei
>
> &gt;
> &gt; Newspapers report that Imamura Shohei died today at age 79. Asahi
> &gt; Shinbun has a very brief article on it, and although it is the
> &gt; headline in its internet edition, very little information is given
> &gt; other than the fact itself.
> &gt;
> &gt; Alex Zahlten
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