Movie ID help

ryan.cook at yale.edu ryan.cook at yale.edu
Mon Feb 22 15:29:13 EST 2010


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
>
> --
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