[KineJapan] Kinema Junpo Best Ten 2013

[Mark Roberts]

Hi Jonathan,

The 5% number is based upon me having checked the 90 new Japanese films screened at TIFF from 2007 to 2012, as well as all of the Japanese films screened at FILMeX since its inception, putting all of these titles into a database, and then checking them on IMDB and Amazon for distribution and availability. I am not trying to count fan-subbed versions of films because I assume they are all illegal.

My report on TIFF has more details about patterns of international distribution: 

http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/tablog/entries.en/2013/11/tiff-2013-a-change-of-course.html

For FILMeX, the details are in my report for forthcoming Directory of World Cinema: Japan 3 from Intellect Books.

Of course, IMDB and Amazon are not perfect data sources. If anybody has suggestions about more comprehensive online sources, I'm all ears.

Best,

Mark


On Jan 9, 2014, at 2:14 PM, Jonathan M. Hall wrote:

> Mark, 
> Regrettably, this doesn't surprise me. Is your 5% figure one you're estimating? Or is there some research or official figure you're referring to?
> Jonathan
> 
> For reference, only about 5% of the new Japanese films screening in festivals here appear to be making it onto DVD, BR, or VOD outside of Japan.
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