Renoir's "Rules" Japan Release?

[Roger Macy]

Renoir's "Rules" Japan Release?If you haven't already, you might ask the Kawakita Foundation about their Press Sheet for ge-mu no kisoku
http://database.kawakita-film.or.jp/webdatabase/YougaResult.aspx
I can see why it wouldn't have appeared until the sixties.  Quite apart from wartime import restrictions and blockades, it bombed on release and wasn't restored and revived until 1959.  But 1982 seems late.

Others may be able to help you more.
Roger

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Frako Loden 
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  Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 5:33 PM
  Subject: Renoir's "Rules" Japan Release?






  In what year was Jean Renoir's Rules of the Game (La Regle du jeu, 1939) first released theatrically in Japan? I'm seeing September 18, 1982 mentioned in poster captions and imdb.com. Is this true? If so, what are the circumstances of this delayed release?




  Frako Loden
  Berkeley, CA
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