[KineJapan] Yamaguchi vs. Hara

[Roger Macy]

Thanks Markusfor this.  You’re certainly right aboutthe fascinating blog.  I’m nothing likethrough with it.  Does “one of myspectators” have a name ?  He certainlydeserves an author/translator credit.I was particularlyinterested to see that you had secured the Itami version of Atarashikitsuchi of which I have only seen brief clips.  In fact, I was only told last month at apresentation at SOAS that the Itami version had been withdrawn from circulationby the Kawakita Foundation.  So well done- I wish I had known earlier.  I verymuch hope the program will travel.I am pleasedthat the blog eventually starts addressing Yamaguchi’s singing voice.   Yamaguchi - in particular as Li Xanglan -was a voice phenomenon if anything at all. I only spotted one word about that elsewhere in the links.I recommendanyone who can to go and listen to Markus' program. Is her voice “tremulous” or “a voicethat hits every note in the middle, without a hint of vibrato “.  It can’t be both (although I just slightly overstate it).best,Roger
 
      From: Markus Nornes <amnornes at umich.edu>
 To: Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum <kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> 
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 Subject: [KineJapan] Yamaguchi vs. Hara
   
I programmed the Japan Society of New York's current film series, which commemorates the 70th anniversary of WWII. It contrasts the wartime work of Hara Setsuko and Yamaguchi Toshiko, as well as their postwar relationship to their wartime activities. If you are in New York, please check it out. 
http://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/film/globus-film-series-2015-the-most-beautiful

I couldn't make it, but they asked for a video introduction. It's on their site, the best I could do with an afternoon and an iPad.  Thankfully, there will be great introductions by Darrell Davis and Ian Buruma. And Yomota Inuhiko will do a lecture about Yamaguchi; I saw this at Uplink a couple months ago, and it's very fascinating. 
There have been a couple great write-ups. Nick Pinkerton came up with an amazing headline, "Pretty Hurts": 
http://artforum.com/film/id=50948

And Mike Hale from the Times has an excellent piece that concentrates on Yamaguchi: 
http://nyti.ms/1CDI1nw

One of the spectators dropped me a line. He has a quite amazing website on Yamaguchi that is reprinting all sorts of things. Fascinating stuff. You can get lost in there for a considerable time!
www.yoshikoyamaguchi.blogspot.com

Markus
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