H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese & Korean Cinema

Thu Aug 27 18:12:52 EDT 2009

I recently saw Agata Morio's *Boku ha Tenshi ja Naiyo *(1977) which has an
anonymous black dancer who appears repeatedly
as the characters prepare for a strike.

Shota Ogawa

2009/8/27 Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>

> And Brother has Claude Maki in, too.
>
> Jim Harper.
>
> --- On *Thu, 27/8/09, Frances Loden <frako at well.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Frances Loden <frako at well.com>
> Subject: Re: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese & Korean
> Cinema
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Date: Thursday, 27 August, 2009, 10:24 PM
>
>
> There's Kitano Takeshi's film *Brother*--it has black characters in it.
>
> There's also Reggie Life's documentary *Struggle and Success: The African
> American Experience in Japan*.
>
> Frako Loden
> Berkeley, CA
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Mark%20Mays <tetsuwan at comcast.net<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tetsuwan@comcast.net>
> > wrote:
>
>>  The Kobayashi didn't have much representations of blackness as I recall
>> aside from the child's birth. It's been awhile since I've seen it, but I
>> think the director was talking about his prejudices (or lack).
>>
>> I recall a movie with Claude Maki, Dean Stapleton and Yuki Uchida, BEAT
>> from the late 90s. It's set in Vietnam era Okinawa, complete w/ hooker w/
>> heart of gold (Uchida) who is raising her daughter, born of rape by a  GI
>> (for some reason I recall the daughter as being half Black but memory fails.
>> It isn't such a memorable film). Again, not much on "representations" except
>> the shadowy figure of a scary Black GI at one point.
>>
>> Isn't Maki a rapper now?
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: eigagogo at free.fr<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=eigagogo@free.fr>
>> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=KineJapan@lists.acs..ohio-state.edu>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:55:33 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>> Subject: Re: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese & Korean
>> Cinema
>>
>> + Kurahara's Black Sun !
>>
>> http://auteursnotebook.s3.amazonaws.com/multiple%20images/Kurahara/spK09.jpg<http://auteursnotebook.s3..amazonaws.com/multiple%20images/Kurahara/spK09.jpg>
>>
>>
>>
>> Selon JORDAN ANTONY SMITH <oyabaka at ucla.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=oyabaka@ucla.edu>
>> >:
>>
>> >
>> > Robin,
>> > Your email has been circulating on the KineJapan listserv.. hope you
>> find
>> > some good ideas here.
>> >
>> > Don't forget EXTREME PRIVATE EROS (æ¥µç§�ã‚¨ãƒã‚¹æ�‹æŒï¼‘ï¼™ï¼—ï¼”)
>> from
>> > Hara and Kobayashi--great film with a live birth of a mixed-race baby
>> and
>> > much more.
>> >
>> > I have the Oshima film you mention on DVD. I can send it to you if you
>> like.
>> > If not, look out for some Oshima box sets which are floating around
>> (many are
>> > Chinese pirate versions, so be careful/ethical, etc.)--or see if you can
>> con
>> > NYU into springing for it!
>> >
>> > See the messages below from others too...
>> >
>> > Best,
>> > Jordan
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Today 6:32 PM, thomas.lamarre at mcgill.ca<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thomas.lamarre@mcgill.ca>wrote:
>> >
>> > > Suzuki Seijun's Nikutai no mon (1964) would be very interesting for
>> > > this project.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 8/26/09 9:27 PM, "Michael Kerpan" <mekerpan at verizon.net<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mekerpan@verizon.net>>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Two films I can think of offhand....
>> > >
>> > > Imai's Kiku and Isamu -- focus is on two children of a Japanese mother
>> > > (now deceased) and a black GI (long ago returned to the US) being
>> brought
>> > > up by their grandmother.
>> > >
>> > > Shinozaki's Not Forgotten -- has a side story about a young half-black
>> > > boy who is befriended by none of the central characters.
>> > >
>> > > --- On Wed, 8/26/09, Melek Ortabasi <mso1 at sfu.ca<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mso1@sfu.ca>>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > From: Melek Ortabasi <mso1 at sfu.ca<http://uk.mc259..mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mso1@sfu.ca>
>> >
>> > > > Subject: Fwd: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS, Japanese
>> > > & Korean Cinema
>> > > > To: "KineJapan" <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
>> >
>> > > > Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 8:34 PM
>> > > > Forwarding this from H-Japan, apropos
>> > > > the recent discussion on "whitewashing!" Perhaps someone can
>> > > > write back to Robyn, who may not know of this list.
>> > > >
>> > > > Best,
>> > > > Melek
>> > > > ----- Forwarded Message -----
>> > > > From: "H-Japan Editor" <j-edit at MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=j-edit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>> >
>> > > > To: H-JAPAN at H-NET.MSU.EDU<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=H-JAPAN@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 5:00:23 PM GMT -08:00
>> > > > US/Canada Pacific
>> > > > Subject: H-JAPAN (E): representations of blacknesS,
>> > > > Japanese & Korean Cinema
>> > > >
>> > > > On-line editor: Janet R. Goodwin <jan at cs.csustan.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jan@cs.csustan.edu>
>> >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >     H-JAPAN
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >    August 23, 2009
>> > > >
>> > > > From: Robyn Citizen <rc1434 at nyu.edu<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rc1434@nyu.edu>
>> >
>> > > >
>> > > > Hi all,
>> > > >
>> > > > My dissertation project concerns the representation of
>> > > > blackness in
>> > > > Japanese and Korean cinema - this includes black bodies
>> > > > (African-Americans
>> > > > or people of African descent as characters), black
>> > > > culture/hip-hop
>> > > > culture, and blackness as a visual or linguistic signifier
>> > > > of absolute
>> > > > difference, racial or otherwise (it is my understanding
>> > > > that in earlier
>> > > > Japanese cinema people from the South Seas were referred to
>> > > > as "blacks",
>> > > > for example).
>> > > >
>> > > > While I have a modest list of films which I can use, I'd be
>> > > > very grateful
>> > > > for more suggestions of post-WWII movies that touch upon
>> > > > these topics.
>> > > >
>> > > > If anyone knows where I can find a copy of Oshima's "The
>> > > > Catch" (Japanese
>> > > > title "Shiiku", 1961) it would also be extremely helpful.
>> > > >
>> > > > Thank you for help!
>> > > >
>> > > > Best,
>> > > > Robyn
>> > > >
>> > > > Robyn Citizen
>> > > > PhD Candidate
>> > > > Cinema Studies
>> > > > New York University
>> > > > alternate e-mail: ladykaede1221 at gmail.com<http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ladykaede1221@gmail.com>
>> > > >
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Shota Ogawa
Ph.D. Student
Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies
424 Morey Hall
University of Rochester
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