[KineJapan] Film location for Ozu's 1959 version of 'Floating Weeds' ('Ukikusa') ...

[Peter Larson]

Though they universally hated Floating Weeds, there was a little more
variety in the movies they liked.

A lot of them liked (unsurprisingly) the Chinese action movies like
"Drunken Master II," but there were quite a few who really enjoyed
Shinoda's "Double Suicide" and Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood."

I remember I showed them Yanagimachi's "Himatsuri." It was pretty tough for
them to get through, but they didn't seem to hate it.

Pete


On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Michael Kerpan <mekerpan at verizon.net>wrote:

> Sorry to hear the Floating Weeds was such a non-success with your
> students. ;~}
>
> Out of sheer curiosity -- What were the Asian films they _Liked_?
> --------------------------------------------
> On Mon, 10/21/13, Peter Larson <pslarson2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [KineJapan] Film location for Ozu's 1959 version of
> 'Floating Weeds' ('Ukikusa') ...
>  To: "Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum" <
> kinejapan at lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
>  Cc: KineJapan at lists.osu.edu
>  Date: Monday, October 21, 2013, 5:52 PM
>
>  Floating Weeds....
>  I have fond memories of that film. I gave a
>  survey to the students of a course on East Asian cinema that
>  I was teaching (nearly 20 years ago!). I asked the students
>  to list their favorite and least favorite movies.
>
>
>  100% of the class listed the color version of "Floating
>  Weeds" as their most hated film of the year.
>
>  Pete
>
>  On Mon, Oct 21, 2013
>  at 9:42 AM, Dave Cooper <machine at claudius.com>
>  wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>      Dear KineJapan email list ...
>
>
>
>      Bruce Willoughby of CJS Publications has recommended
>  that I put
>      forward my following request ...
>
>
>
>      For a number of years now I have been trying to find out
>  where the
>      film locations were that Ozu used in the making of his
>  film 'Floating
>
>
>        Weeds' (the colour 1959 version also called
>  'Ukikusa').
>      I have contacted Ozu-San.com (
> http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/home.htm
>      ), but they are unable to help me. Donald Richie is
>  unable to help
>      either, as you may know that he died this year.
>
>
>
>      Some images from the film showing locations in Japan can
>  be seen
>      here:
>
>
>
>      http://www.a2pcinema.com/ozu-san/films/floatingweeds.htm
>
>
>
>
>      If you cannot help, perhaps you can provide me with a
>  resource in
>      Japan or a group that may be specialised in Japanese
>  films and who
>      may be able to help.
>
>
>
>      Many thanks ...
>
>
>
>        Dave Cooper
>
>        Roermond
>
>        LIMBURG
>
>        The Netherlands
>
>
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