Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa

[Michael Kerpan]

Jason --

It's good to know there is (or was) at least a VHS version  -- but I doubt that I'll ever manage to track down a copy of this (not listed on Amazon Japan anymore, so far as I can tell).

MEK


--- On Wed, 9/24/08, Jason Gray <loaded_films at yahoo.co.jp> wrote:

> From: Jason Gray <loaded_films at yahoo.co.jp>
> Subject: Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 4:00 AM
> Michael,
> 
> It was apparently released on VHS according to the
> comments on my blog:
> 
> http://jasongray.blogspot.com/2008/09/ichikawa-jun-1948-2008.html
> 
> jg
> 
> 
> > From:Michael Kerpan <mekerpan at verizon.net>
> > To:KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > Subject:Re: Ichikawa Jun (1948-2008)
> > 
> > I've always assumed that the Ajinomoto
> > advertisements included as a supplement to Tokyo
> > Marigold were made by Ichikawa.  Was I right? (And
> > does anyone know how long a period these ads were
> > made over?)
> > 
> > Other Jun Ichikawa questions
> > 
> > Did Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa ever get released for
> > home video (in any format)?  Same question for
> > By将ヤin de shinu to iu koto.  Ditto for all the
> > films prior to Tsugumi.
> > 
> > Has anyone seen Haru, Barneys de? -- it seems to
> > have a first rate cast.  How did this TV movie
> > compare with his theatrical films?
> > 
> > I'm holding my own retrospective in honor of
> > Ichikawa, as best I can.  So far, I've re-watched
> > Aogeba totoshi (why no Western showings at all!),
> > Tokyo Marigold and Tokyo Yakyoku (shouldn't this
> be
> > serenade rather than lullaby).  I am finding it a
> > bit hard to watch these films without constantly
> > remembering he is now gone.  Aogeba totoshi was
> > especially hard to watch.
> > 
> > MEK
> > Boston
> 
> 
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