The Kamikaze in Japanse and International Film in Japan Focus

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>From: Jesse Kalin <kalin at vassar.edu>
>Reply-To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: Re: The Kamikaze in Japanse and International Film in Japan Focus
>Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 11:43:01 -0400
>
>One might compare this film with the two German versions of "Die  Br?cke" 
>("The Bridge")--1949, 1959--about 16 year-olds drafted in the  last days of 
>the war and sent to defend an unimportant bridge, yet  still patriotic and 
>idealists about the war.  The intentions of the  German directors seem 
>different from Ishihara's, but the effect on  the audience may be the same.
>Jesse Kalin
>
>On May 28, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Mark Nornes wrote:
>
>>Japan Focus has an article by Kim Do-hyeong entitled, "The Kamikaze  in 
>>Japanse and International Film." A quote:
>>
>>Here in Tokyo, I saw two movies last week. One was a feature, and  the 
>>other was a documentary. Both were about Japan?s Kamikaze  pilots in World 
>>War II.
>>
>>"I wanted to convey the corps? beauty to young people today." So  writes 
>>Tokyo mayor Ishihara Shintaro at the start of "For Those We  Love," (Ore 
>>wa kimi no tame ni koso shini ni iku the feature film.  Ishihara is the 
>>film?s executive producer and scriptwriter.
>>
>>Ishihara?s ability to move audiences by having them discover the  "beauty" 
>>of the Kamikaze pilots instead of any "madness" on their  part, the beauty 
>>of their glorious self-sacrifice, was far more  skilled and clever than I 
>>thought it could be.
>>
>>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>>For the entire article: http://japanfocus.org/products/details/2431
>>
>>In Variety, Mark Schilling reported that it was one of the top  grossing 
>>films. Has anyone seen this?
>>
>>Markus
>

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