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

[David Lewis]

don't know if avi is portable enough to you,
but the new Tengoku to Jigoku just made it to d-addicts -
I would guess that Ikiru is not far behind.

David Lewis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Mays" <tetsuwan at comcast.net>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 1:32 PM
Subject: RE: TV Asahi remakes of Kurosawa"s "Tengoku to Jigoku" and "Ikiru"


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