reputation of Ringu series

[Emma Newbery]

Thanks for this info, apart from the book in japanese i have the rest 
thanks. Yes i think learning to speak and read japanese is next on my list - 
i have the 'japanese for busy people' books and speaking cd roms lined up - 
now all i need is the time!


Emma Newbery BA (hons), MA
Programme Leader
BTEC National Diploma in Media (Moving Image)
Blackpool and the Fylde College





>From: Michael McCaskey <mccaskem at georgetown.edu>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: Re: reputation of Ringu series
>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:58:50 -0400
>
>Dear Emma,
>
>I'm afraid so far it has not been translated. The different Ringu-related 
>parts are only a few pages each, so if you know someone who reads Japanese, 
>he/she might be able to summarize those parts for you, so you could decide 
>whether some wd. be worth getting translated or not. It's not an unusual 
>approach - I used to do translations for law firms, and that's the way they 
>all dealt with materials in Japanese they needed to deal with.
>
>There's also (I understand from a posting on this list) an extremely recent 
>interview with Nakata Hideo by Jason Gray, and Jason might be able to 
>direct you to an online Japan Times URL where you can read the interview in 
>English.
>
>Another good book for background reference is:
>
>Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films (1950-1992), by Stuart 
>Galbraith. It was recently reprinted in a paperback edition (McFarland 
>2007) ISBN 0-7864-2126-6.
>
>It contains good information re approx. 100 different films.
>
>Best Wishes,
>
>Michael McCaskey
>Georgetown Univ.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Emma Newbery <emmanewbery at hotmail.co.uk>
>Date: Thursday, July 26, 2007 7:50 am
>Subject: Re: reputation of Ringu series
>
> > is the text ("This Is How Horror Is Created: The Art of Filming
> > Fear"), by
> > Washizu Yoshiaki translated into english, as i cannot read
> > japanese yet!
> >
> >
> >
> > Emma Newbery BA (hons), MA
> > Programme Leader
> > BTEC National Diploma in Media (Moving Image)
> > Blackpool and the Fylde College
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Michael McCaskey <mccaskem at georgetown.edu>
> > >Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > >To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > >Subject: Re: reputation of Ringu series
> > >Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:09:47 -0400
> > >
> > >Two recent books that might be useful are:
> > >
> > >1) Horaa wa koushite tsukurareru: kyoufu no eiga-jutsu ("This Is
> > How Horror
> > >Is Created: The Art of Filming Fear"), by Washizu Yoshiaki
> > (Tokyo: Kinema
> > >junpo sha, 2006)
> > >
> > >?z???[???????????n???????F???|???f???p?@?h???`???@?@?L?l?}?{????
> > >
> > >This book contains a series of essays and dialogues with noted
> > horror film
> > >makers, screenwriters, et al. - one is a dialogue/interview with
> > Ringu
> > >screenwriter Takahashi Hiroshi, and another is a
> > dialogue/interview with
> > >Nakata himself re Ringu films and Dark Water - and there's a
> > supplement at
> > >the end re Japanese influences on Western horror films, with two
> > essays
> > >focused on Ringu films.
> > >
> > >2) Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge, and
> > Beyond, by
> > >David Kalat (New York: Vertical, 2007)
> > >
> > >Another that you probably already have consulted is:
> > >
> > >The Ring Companion, by Denis Meikle (London: Titan Books, 2005)
> > >
> > >A Japanese magazine I recommend rather hesitantly is:
> > >
> > >?z???[ M (?~?X?e???[) 2007?N 08???? [?G??] - ????????
> > >
> > >The current isse is listed above, and you could get it from
> > Amazon Japan,
> > >but this particular issue might not be useful for your topic. You
> > might
> > >check to see if SOAS in London has a file of issues, since they
> > have a East
> > >Asian Film Program.
> > >
> > >A very good web site, which contains lots of very up-to-date
> > information on
> > >Japanese horror films, and with which one of the members of this
> > list is
> > >affiliated, is:
> > >
> > >http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/index.html
> > >
> > >The site also has an attached discussion group you can join, I
> > think, where
> > >you may also find some very good answers to your questions.
> > >
> > >With Best Wishes,
> > >
> > >Michael McCaskey
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Emma Newbery <emmanewbery at hotmail.co.uk>
> > >Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:48 pm
> > >Subject: reputation of Ringu series
> > >
> > > > Hello all.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone please let me know what the current reputation of the
> > > > Japanese
> > > > Ringu series of productions in in Japan and Western if possible,
> > > > as my
> > > > thesis is aiming to revaluate this reputation, believe the Ringu
> > > > series to
> > > > be significant in changes to japanese, korean and hollywood
> > cinema.> >
> > > > Thanks for your time!
> > > >
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