Shimazu's Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are

[Michael Kerpan]

Ironically, this film has entirely English credits (in a distictive Art Deco font) -- but these are rendered almost illegible by  a superimposed Japanese overlay (also original -- or maybe added later).  The title on the film looks like (insofar as it can be re read) "L**t *** It's Love".

It is an amazing pot-boiler -- ending with a paean to the racial harmony and scope for new opportunity of America (which seems more heartfelt than the ones in later films praising the virtues of Manchuria).

MEK

--- On Sat, 10/30/10, Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Shimazu's Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 7:32 AM



 
 

Michael,
I'd say that the semi-official English titles for the 
films of 150 Japanese can be found in Alex Jacoby's 'A Critical Handbook of 
Japanese Directors'.  About the only thing I can say against it is that 
it's liable to make you lazy with your Japanese.
For Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are, 1931, it says 
'May Love Be with Humanity'.  However the authors of the Japanese section 
of the 2010 Pordenone catalogue - Alexander Jacoby and Johan Nordström 
- rebelled, and dropped the 'May'.  A couple of other English titles vary 
from Alex's book.  They include several paragraphs on each film, which 
is also translated into Italian, but they are not full synopses.  Here's 
the link
http://www.cinetecadelfriuli.org/gcm/allegati/GCM10_Catalogo.pdf
 
Hope 
that helps,
Roger
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Kerpan" <mekerpan at verizon.net>
To: "kinejapan" <kinejapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 1:38 AM
Subject: Shimazu's Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni 
are

Is there any at least 
semi-official name for this Shimazu silent?


愛よ人類と共にあれ
JMDB 
listing: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1931/bg002050.htm

And has anyone ever run across a 
synopsis?

Thanks

MEK
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