Movie ID help

[Susan B Klein]

The "scientists" in both Izumi Kyoka's play and the movie adaptation are 
folklorists.

Kabuki-za did Izumi Kyoka's Yashagaike, directed by Bando Tamasaburo, in 
2008 (I think -- can't quite remember). The Neo-Kabuki troupe, 
Hanagumi-Shibai revived their version in January of 2009 (of the two, I 
preferred Hanagumi-Shibai). I haven't gone on-line recently, but I don't 
think either has been released on dvd (yet).

Since I teach Demon Pond (using an ancient copy of the movie), I'd be 
very interested to hear about where one could purchase a dvd of a 
performance directed by Miike Takashi!

~~Susan Klein
UC Irvine

ryan.cook at yale.edu wrote:
>
> Also interesting to note that Miike Takashi directed a live stage 
> adaptation of
> Yashagaike in, I think, 2005.  A recording of the performance seems to be
> available on DVD.
>
> -Ryan
>
>
> Quoting Melek Ortabasi <mso1 at sfu.ca>:
>
>> And loosely based on Izumi Kyoka's much earlier play of the same 
>> name? Only there it's a folklorist instead of a scientist. Hmmm. 
>> Interesting.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Melek
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "noble 1362" <noble1362 at hotmail.com>
>> To: kinejapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 8:24:57 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
>> Subject: RE: Movie ID help
>>
>> That's the one! Right on the money! Thank you very much, Mr. Heitzman!
>>
>>
>> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:45:02 -0600
>> From: kheitzma at carleton.edu
>> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>> Subject: Re: Movie ID help
>>
>>
>>
>> Not sure it's a perfect match, but I'll throw out Demon Pond by 
>> Shinoda Masahiro (Yashagaike, 1979).
>>
>> Kendall
>>
>> Kendall Heitzman
>> Visiting Instructor of Japanese
>> Carleton College
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "noble 1362" <noble1362 at hotmail.com>
>> To: kinejapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 9:11:32 PM
>> Subject: Movie ID help
>>
>> A friend of mine is trying to find the name of a film he saw in 
>> college in the 80's. His memory and description is sketchy but it 
>> involves scientists in an area where a goddess, who has failed at 
>> love, has caused a drought. The only other thing he remembers is the 
>> end which shows the area replenished with shots of water and 
>> waterfalls. It was in color. If anyone has an idea, based on this 
>> rather thin description, can you please let me know? Thanks
>>
>> -- 
>> Melek Ortabasi, Ph.D.
>> Assistant Professor
>> World Literature Program
>> Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
>> Simon Fraser University
>> Unit 250-13450
>> 102 Ave., Surrey, BC
>> V3T0A3 CANADA
>> Phone: 778-782-8660
>>
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