TV Asahi remakes of Kurosawa"s "Tengoku to Jigoku" and "Ikiru"

[Mark Mays]

What are the chances of these making it to a more portable version (wink
wink nudge) in the future? 

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> From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> [mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Jason Gray
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 8:07 AM
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: TV Asahi remakes of Kurosawa"s "Tengoku to Jigoku" and "Ikiru"
> 
> I'm sure many on the list are aware of TV Asahi's official
> remakes of two Akira Kurosawa films, "Tengoku to Jigoku"
> ("High and Low") (http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/tengoku/) and
> "Ikiru". (http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ikiru/). Tengoku...
> was broadcast yesterday (Sept. 8) and Ikiru is airing now.
> 
> I record Tengoku... but clumsily missed the first 10
> minutes. If any listers in Japan recorded it, could you
> please contact me off list?
> 
> Apparently the remakes have led to the original films
> being rented out at Tsutayas everywhere, so whatever you
> think of Japanese TV dramas its giving Kurosawa's work
> (especially Tengoku) a chance to be enjoyed by new
> generations.
> 
> It might be interesting for film classes to do
> side-by-side comparisons.
> 
> 
> Jason Gray
> 
> 
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