[KineJapan] Early Mizoguchi film enquiry

[Jim Harper]

Cheers Jasper.

For some reason it never occurred to me to check Aurum, and you're right, they've included it but obviously couldn't see it. I was interested in it because I know it's a version of the Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi, and having watched Nakagawa, Yasuda and Hase adaptations I was curious to see what Mizoguchi brought to his version, although I'm guessing it wasn't as gruesome as the others or as utterly misanthropic and cynical as the Kazuo Hase version. I know few of the pre-war kaidan/horror films have survived. 

Right, thanks for your assistance!

Jim.

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On Tue, 17/6/14, Jasper Sharp <jasper_sharp at hotmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [KineJapan] Early Mizoguchi film enquiry
 To: "kinejapan" <kinejapan at lists.service.ohio-state.edu>
 Date: Tuesday, 17 June, 2014, 18:55
 
  It is lost
 I am pretty sure. I know probably the reason you are asking
 about it is because it was included as an early proto-horror
 in the Aurum Encyclopeda of Horror, and this was precisely
 because it was released in Europe (because the authors of
 Aurum would not have been able to see it and there are quite
 a few other titles that would fit the bill too).From my
 research a few years back, I know this film was released in
 France, but no in the UK, I think - there were simply no
 places that would show this kind of thing except Close Up
 film club, and from my consultation of their catalogues,
 there's no mention of this particular film - although a
 few other Japanese films from this period did play at Close
 Up. So best to consult french sources, but its worth
 remembering that the kind of film culture we are used to
 today did not exist so probably it screened a few times and
 no one even bothered to so much as register its presence in
 any language.This is all from memory, so forgive
 my lack of precision. I'm sure there's info out
 there, but you might have to head to Paris to find it.
 
 
 
 
 
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 > Date: Tue, 17 Jun
 2014 15:36:35 +0100
 > From:
 jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk
 > To:
 kinejapan at lists.service.ohio-state.edu
 >
 Subject: [KineJapan] Early Mizoguchi film enquiry
 > 
 > Afternoon all
 > 
 > I'm not terribly
 familiar with Kenji Mizoguchi's early films, so I wanted
 to check a couple of things. Is Kyoren no onna shisho (1926)
 a lost film, or do prints (wholly or in part) still
 exist?
 > 
 > If it is
 lost, was their much written about the film (reviews,
 publicity etc) at the time of its release?
 > 
 > Any help would be
 much appreciated!
 > 
 >
 Thanks,
 > 
 > Jim
 Harper.
 > 
 >
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