Japanese Silent Cinema in UK?

[Peter Brockwell]

Box 4 of the centenary DVD collection of Ozu's movies contains 11 of his
silent movies.
It is available from CDJapan.  These are the contents.
A 6-DVD boxed set containing Yasujiro Ozu's early 11 silent films: "Wakaki
hi / Days of Youth" (1929), "Daigaku wa deta keredo / I Graduated But..."
(1929), "Hogoraka ni ayume / Walk Cheerfully" (1930), #Rakudai wa shita
keredo / I Flunked But..." (1930), "Sono yo no tsuma . That Night's Wife"
(1930), "Shukujo to hige / The Lady and the Beard" (1931), "Tokyo no gassho
/ Tokyo Chorus" (1931), "Umarete wa mita keredo / I Was Born, But..."
(1932), "Seishun no yume imaizuko / Where Are the Dreams of Youth?" (1932),
"Tokyo no onna / Woman of Tokyo" (1933), and "Hijosen no onna / Dragnet
Girl" (1933). (Bonus Disc: 137 mins approx, single-sided/dual-layered)
 Special Features: Wasei kenka tomodachi / Fighting Friends: Japanese Style
(1929), "Tokkan kozo / A Straightforward Boy" (1929), "Kagamijishi" (1936),
and more.
Peter Brockwell.


On 11/17/06, Wujung Ju <juwujung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello to everyone in the list! I'm considering writing an essay on the
> reception of Japanese cinema in Britain during 1920s and 30s. Right now, I'm
> searching for the basic resources to study, but is there any Japanese
> silent film of any form (print/VHS/DVD) that is out in UK? Or is there an
> institution that has collections of Japanese silent films? (BFI?) Any
> information regarding the topic would be appreciated. Thank you.
>
>
>
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