Yoshida Kijû retrospective in Paris

[Steven C Harrison]

You can add me to the list of people who love Yoshida (with great company, as I have tremendous respect for Matthew, David Desser and Alexander Jacoby).  I bought almost all of his films on DVD from Japan and have enjoyed them *Immensely*.  Actually, it's hard to get me to shut up about them (ask some of my friends.)  The prospect of a revitalization of interest in Yoshida has me brimming with excitement.

It's a shame no one has tapped his Ozu documentary for a DVD special feature (where I imagine it would get the most audience).  Yoshida's book on Ozu is a  uniquely insightful look into the director's work.

Steven Harrison
Greensboro, NC

David Desser <desser at uiuc.edu> wrote:         v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}                     I certainly do!  When I was researching my book, Eros plus Massacre, in Japan in the summer of 1984, his films were a real revelation; not to mention that I stole my book’s title from his film.  He was also extremely kind and generous in interviews and, later, just socializing.  His early works are a wonderful blend of Classicism and Modernism and his later films of the 60s really tackle the Japanese political culture of the 20th century.
   
  David Desser
   
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    Sounds wonderful! It looks like I shall be in Japan again at least for most of that period - otherwise I'd definitely pop over to catch some rare Yoshida. He is certainly my personal favourite of the Japanese New Wave directors. I wonder if anyone else on this list agrees with my judgement?
 
 ALEX
  
     
  
     
  
    
 
 Mathieu Capel <mathieucapel at gmail.com> wrote:
  
    Dear Kinejapaners,
 
 This is an unofficial announcement for the Yoshida Kijû retrospective
 in Paris Pompidou Center next spring, from the 26th of March to the
 19th of may.
 This retrospective should be the first one out of Japan to show such a
 bunch of work from this movie director (please let me know if I am
 mistaking) = all of the feature films, + a selection of documentaries.
 A proper internet link and page should be up very soon, but I wanted
 to tell everyone the program in advance (projection schedule is not
 complete yet).
 I guess that Paris is rather far for many of you, but if you are
 interested or by chance in France at that time, you are welcome !
 
 Mathieu Capel
 Paris
 
 feature films =
 
 Rokudenashi (1960)
 Chi ha kawaiteru (1960)
 Amai yoru no hate (1961)
 Akitsu onsen (1962)
 Arashi wo yobu 18 nin (1963)
 Nippon dasshutsu (1964)
 Mizu de kakareta monogatari (1965)
 Onna no mizuumi (1966)
 Jôen (1967)
 Honoo to onna (1967)
 Juhyô no yoromeki (1968)
 Saraba natsu no hikari (1968)
 Eros + Gyakusatsu - long version (1969)
 Eros + Gyakusatsu - short version (1970)
 Rengoku eroica (1970)
 Kokuhakuteki joyûron (1972)
 Kaigenrei (1973)
 Ningen no yakusoku (1986)
 Arashigaoka (1988)
 Kagami no onnatachi (2003)
 
 (Please note that Eros+massacre - long version shall be screened in
 Beta format, for the original print was damaged.
 Parallel to this program, Carlotta Films will release all these films
 in 4 DVD boxes, from 2008 to 2009 - all films subtitled in French,
 sorry for that !)
 
 documentaries =
 
 "Bi no bi " series (a selection of 20 episodes) - 1974-1978
 No 26, 27, 28, 29 : Van Gogh
 No 39, 40, 41 : Spain no majutsushi - Goya
 No 42, 43, 44 : Genshi no gakka - Bosch
 No 45, 46 : Sei naru scandal - gakka Manet
 No 49, 50 : Cézanne - sono kokdoku na manazashi
 No 55, 56 : Bruegel - gakka ga bôkoku wo mokugeki suru toki
 No 59, 60 : Delacroix, romanshugi no gyakusetsu
 No 76, 77 : Gakka Caravaggio no hanzai
 
 Yoshida Kiju ga kataru Ozu Yasujirô no sekai (short version) (1993)
 Yoshida Kijû ga kataru Ozu Yasujirô no eiga sekai (long version) (1993)
 Yume ni cinema, Tokyo no yume (1995)
 
 and a short film from the omnibus feature "Lumière et compagnie" (1995)
     
    
    
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