[KineJapan] Early Mizoguchi film enquiry

[Jasper Sharp]

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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