Izutsu vs. Ishihara

[J.sharp]

Is this what Kubozuka was trying to find out when he "fell" off his balcony
a couple of years ago?
:)

"Kubozuka Yosuke, the lead actor in Go who has gotten a bit of notoriety
for his right-wing views, then criticized Izutsu for panning a film he
had not seen, adding that "a bird cannot fly without right and left
wings.""

BTw> Just like to add my voice to the throng saying what a great Nippon
Connection it was too. Great to see so many familiar faces again, and some
brilliant films - especially Milkwoman, which just gets stronger and
stronger the more I think about it.



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--------- Original Message --------
From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
To: KineJapan <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: Izutsu vs. Ishihara
Date: 24/04/07 00:47

>
> I am only gleaning this from sports papers like the Daily Sports, but
> it looks like there's a little battle brewing in the movie world in
> Japan over depicting WWII. Izutsu Kazuyuki, whose new film Pacchigi!
> Love and Peace will be opening next month (I have not seen it),
> apparently included a &quot;movie-within-the-movie&quot; scene which
reminds one
> of the recent films glorifying WWII in Japan, and then in PR events
> specifically criticized Ore wa, kimi no tame ni koso shini ni iku
> (roughly translated: I Will Especially Die for You), a film about
> kamikaze fighters penned and produced by right-wing Tokyo governor
> Ishihara Shintaro (who recently got re-elected), for beautifying war.
> Kubozuka Yosuke, the lead actor in Go who has gotten a bit of notoriety
> for his right-wing views, then criticized Izutsu for panning a film he
> had not seen, adding that &quot;a bird cannot fly without right and left
> wings.&quot;
>
> It would be nice if this could develop into a real discussion about how
> to depict the war, but I doubt it.
>
> Aaron Gerow
> Assistant Professor
> Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
> Yale University
> 53 Wall Street, Room 316
> PO Box 208363
> New Haven, CT 06520-8363
> USA
> Phone: 1-203-432-7082
> Fax: 1-203-432-6764
> e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu
>
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