A matter of translation

[Mark Roberts]

If the period in question is between 1959 and the release of "Seishun  
zankoku monogatari" in June 1960, or even through the late fall of  
1960, it's probably reasonable to assume that Oshima is talking about  
the Shochiku publicity department. As for verifying the position of  
Oda-san within the department, you'd probably have to dig up some old  
marketing collateral for the studio and hope it includes a list of  
staff.

Regards,

M

On Jun 22, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Mathieu Capel wrote:

> Thank you Mark for pointing out the vagueness of my e-mail : well,  
> these "notebooks" were written after december 1959 ( what is the  
> date of the first one : the other ones, if not dated, were probbaly  
> written during the first months of 1960), and give us a record of  
> Oshima's thinking from Ai to kibo no machi to Seishun zankoku  
> monogatari (what is that "next film" I was referring to).
>
> Mathieu
>
> 2010/6/21 Mark Roberts <mroberts37 at mail-central.com>
> Mathieu,
>
> Somebody more knowledgeable might be able to pull Oda-san's career  
> details out of their hat, but meanwhile I think we need more  
> information -- "his next film" is a bit vague. Do you mean Oshima's  
> next film after "Cruel Story of Youth"? Or the next one after the  
> publication of "Sengo eiga hakai to sôzô" in 1963? Do you have a  
> title? What is the context here?
>
> My copy of "Sengo eiga" is packed away, but my recollection is that  
> many of the essays are dated. If so, what is the exact date of the  
> "notebook"? Did you, uh, check that against Oshima's filmography to  
> infer a title?
>
> M
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Mathieu Capel
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