Imports: a correction and a question

[Roger Macy]

Well, thanks for suggesting this, Markus.
It's merely a loose hunch at the moment but I want to explore the possibility that Shintoho were picking up concepts from Hammer Films in the UK in the late '50s.  
It may simply be that the Shintoho guys read their 'Variety', recognised some rogues like themselves, and saw what the latest stories that Hammer were getting round not paying for.  They couldn't have failed to notice the controversy around UK and US publicity for 'Camp on Blood Island', 1958.

I'd be interested in details of any Hammer releases in Japan at the time, such as for The Steel Bayonet, 1957; The Enchanted Island, 1958; Yesterday's Enemy, 1959; The Stranglers of Bombay, 1959; The Mummy, 1959.
The list is longer, and I don't know of any Japanese titles, which is why I was reluctant to post it here.  But any advice appreciated.
Roger

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Nornes, Markus 
  To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu 
  Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 2:20 AM
  Subject: Re: Imports: a correction and a question


  Well, one of the ideas behind KineJapan is to help each other out.  Why not post a specific question to the group.  There are copies out there.


  M




  On Apr 13, 2011, at 9:08 PM, "Roger Macy" <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:


    Thanks Markus.
    Luck is a bit relative here.  I can't see the Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten volumes outside of Japan and the US (The nihon eiga ones are at Oxford).  So, at 240,000 yen and up, if it ain't in Pia, or online, it seems it's gonna have to wait.
    But at least I've got confirmation of where I stand.
    best,
    Roger
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Mark Nornes 
      To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu 
      Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:50 PM
      Subject: Re: Imports: a correction and a question


      Roger,  


      You are in luck (depending on the time period)!  Pull out the research guide and check out these titles: 


      Pia cinema club, gaikoku eiga hen 


      Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten: Nihon de senzen ni jôei sareta gaikoku eiga ichiran = Complete dictionary of imported movies up to 1945 August, edited by Sekai Eigashi Kenkyûkai————Tokyo: Kagaku Shoin, 1997. 


      Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten. Sengo hen. 1: Nihon de sengo (1945-1988) ni jôei sareta gaikoku eiga ichiran (1)———Tokyo: Kagaku Shoin, 2004


      Wikipedia and IMDB are increasingly good for this data as well. 


      Markus

























      On Apr 12, 2011, at 5:24 AM, Roger Macy wrote:


        Dear KineJapaners,

        First, the correction:
        A few months back, I recall answering to a question on German-Japanese collaborations about Riefenstahl's 'Olympia' and saying something to the effect that the four-year delay would be incomprehensible today.  I've just stumbled on the fact that the 2006 UK film 'Amazing Grace' is currently on release in Japan and is being heavily advertised.  In my defense, the age of the film is not exactly being pushed ...

        My question is - and I'm sure this has been asked before, but I can't locate it - I'll write it into the index of my 'Research Guide' this time - is what is an accessible resource for the release dates of foreign films into Japan.  The period I'm interested in right now is some UK films of the 50s.  For later periods, there's runs in the UK of Kinema Junpo, but is there any volume I could acquire which would hold this information please ?

        Roger

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