Kaneto Shindo dies...

[Linda Ehrlich]

I had the honor of spending time with Shindo-kantoku years ago when I was
doing dissertation research in Tokyo. I recall him as a very intense and
down-to-earth kind of person. He spoke passionately about his time working
with Mizoguchi, and about his documentary on Mizoguchi as a labor of love.
Linda Ehrlich

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Joel Dickerson <joeldickers85 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Thanks for sharing and your words Maria.
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> Joel
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> *From:* Maria Jose Gonzalez <tkarsavina at yahoo.com>
> *To:* "KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" <
> KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:20 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: Kaneto Shindo dies...
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> More than sadness about his passing,a celebratory smile plays around my
> face.
> Shindo lived to be 100 after having worked with some of the best actors
> and directors in Japanese cinema history and having known many more.
> As a scriptwriter,producer and director,he leaves an impressive body of
> work.
> As a film historian,his books are always an important reference.I often
> find myself checking his Nihon Shinario-shi.
> At 95,he was still directing and encouraging young people to take a more
> active role in society,not to mention that he was also having English
> private lessons at home!
> Last month,the industry organised a birthday party for him where he
> addressed his  guests by saying :"Domo arigato,sayonara".
> How befitting that days before a number of cinemas start retrospectives on
> his long career,he peacefully goes away,surrounded by his family
> and wrapped in the respect of the public.
>
> Maria-Jose
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> *From:* Sybil Thornton <camford1989 at yahoo.com>
> *To:* KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> *Sent:* Thursday, 31 May 2012, 5:33
> *Subject:* Re: Kaneto Shindo dies...
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>
> Hello, all,
>
> This is truly sad news.  I saw a retrospective of his films in Hiroshima
> in 2001; the best were the latest ones--same cast, same location (his own
> dacha).
>
> I never met him, although I cleared the table one evening thirty-odd years
> ago when I was helping out the Okami-san of the Kingen Ryokan in Akasaka.
> He never noticed me.  I was good at my job!
>
> S.A. Thornton
> SHPRS
> Arizona State University
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> --- On *Wed, 5/30/12, Aaron Gerow <aaron.gerow at yale.edu>* wrote:
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> From: Aaron Gerow <aaron.gerow at yale.edu>
> Subject: Re: Kaneto Shindo dies...
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 5:26 AM
>
> Shindo Kaneto has passed away. While it is important to remember him as a
> film artist, I think it is also important for us all to remember him as a
> film historian. Not only did he direct films like "Kenji Mizoguchi: The
> Life of a Film Director," but he wrote numerous books that bring those
> early years of Japanese film to life. Those include:
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> Onna no issho: Sugimura Haruko no shogai
> Sanmon yakusha no shi: Seiden Tonoyama Taiji
> Tsuihoshatachi: Eiga no reddo paji
> Nihon shinario-shi
> Seishun monokuromu
> Watakushi no sokuseki, dokuritsu puro 30-nen no ayumi
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> And many other writings.
>
> My only occasion to meet Shindo-kaneto was at an academic conference. He
> did not seem out of place.
>
> Aaron Gerow
> Professor
> Film Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures
> Director of Undergraduate Studies, Film Studies Program
> Yale University
> 320 York Street, Room 311
> PO Box 208236
> New Haven, CT 06520-8236
> USA
> Phone: 1-203-432-7082
> Fax: 1-203-432-6729
> e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu<http://us.mc1615.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aaron.gerow@yale.edu>
> website: www.aarongerow.com
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Linda E.

http://sites.google.com/site/lceprofess/
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