Japanese Silent Cinema in UK?

[Wujung Ju]

Thank you SO much for all your answers. I think I'll check BFI first to see
what is available there. Thank you.



On 11/17/06, Mark Nornes <amnornes at umich.edu> wrote:
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> Be sure to check out Greg Waller's fascinating online exhibit of archival
> materials relating to the US reception of Japanese culture?including
> cinema?in print media. (Although his dates are earlier, it's still quite
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> http://www.indiana.edu/~jia1915/exhibit.html
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> I know he's shopping for new sites to move the actual exhibit to. Word is
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>  On Nov 17, 2006, at 9:03 AM, Peter Brockwell wrote:
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> 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)
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> Special Features: Wasei kenka tomodachi / Fighting Friends: Japanese Style
> (1929), "Tokkan kozo / A Straightforward Boy" (1929), "Kagamijishi" (1936),
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> On 11/17/06, Wujung Ju <juwujung at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > 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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