English speakers

[Stephen]

I don't know about Nakata after his Hollywood adventure, but the rest  
would require an interpreter.  Asano speaks some English, but not  
enough to go on stage without an interpreter.  Directors who do speak  
some English include Shiota Akihiko and Iwai Shunji, but I imagine  
that they would also request an interpreter for on-stage interviews.   
Harada Masato is fluent, and he's recently back behind the camera  
after acting in LAST SAMURAI and FEARLESS.  Actress Aso Kumiko was  
studying English for a while in London, but she went back to Japan  
mid-studies after 9-11.  Director Kimizuka Takumi and cinematographer  
Yanagijima Katsumi also lived in London for a year, but I don't think  
they were very earnest students.

Stephen


On May 9, 2007, at 7:23 PM, Stefan Nutz wrote:

> I met:
>
> Kore-eda Hirokazu, Tsukamoto Shinya, Ichikawa Jun and Hiroki Ryuichi
> and none of the directors above could take part in an English-on- 
> stage interview.
>
> best,
>
> Stefan
>
> PS: You have the money to invite directors, but no money for  
> translators?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas Vincent
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 6:07 PM
> Subject: English speakers
>
> Hi there,
>
> I am working on programming for a film festival in the UK, and  
> would very much like to include retrospectives of one or more  
> Japanese directors or stars. We'd also like to invite people over  
> for 'screentalk' events...
>
> Does anyone happen to know whether the following people have  
> sufficient skills in English to enable them to participate in an on- 
> stage interview:
>
> Kore-eda Hirokazu
>
> Tsukamoto Shinya
>
> Ichikawa Jun
>
> Nakata Hideo
>
> Asano Tadanobu
>
> Hiroki Ryuichi
>
> Kurosawa Kiyoshi
>
> Miike Takashi
>
> From what I can gather from DVD extras and TV clips, I suspect the  
> answer may be none of them... Is this correct?
>
> Appologies in advance for the rather subjective nature of the  
> question!
>
>
> Tom Vincent, National Media Museum, Bradford UK
>
>
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