Switzerland and Japanese Cinema

[Ariane Beldi]

Hello!

Concerning the representation of Switzerland in animes (I don't know about Japanese "live cinema"), I would also add Arcadia of my Youth / Waga Seishun no Arukadia – わが青春のアルカディア and Kishin Heidan - 機神兵団. They both feature scenes taking place in Swiss alpine settings, the second one being most interesting in my view, as it introduces the figure of Einstein, who spent a part of his life in Switzerland. So far, these are the only one that come to my mind, besides Heidi, of course. 

Best,

Ariane Beldi
 
Ph.D. Candidate
Doctoral School in Media & Communication Studies
University of Geneva, Switzerland
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De : owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu [mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu] De la part de Beat Frey
Envoyé : dimanche, 27. septembre 2009 13:56
À : KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Objet : Switzerland and Japanese Cinema

A rather peculiar question (and nothing to do with Roman Polanski):

Does anyone have information regarding Switzerland in Japanese cinema and vice-versa, i.e. swiss/japanese locations or themes in japanese/swiss movies, other relations like coproductions etc.?
There's probably not much more than Takahata's 'Arupusu no shojo Haiji', Morimoto's adaptation of 'Ichigensan' and Daniel Schmid's 'Written Face', but if something pops up in your mind, I'd be glad to know. It can also be some anecdotal detail. Answers off list are welcome.

Thanks in advance

Beat

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