[KineJapan] Yamaguchi vs. Hara

[Markus Nornes]

Sorry about that. I really should have included the website author's name.
It's John Shubert, and he is a structural engineer. I wonder if he's on
KineJapan???

Markus

On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 4:51 AM, Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Thanks Markus for this.  You’re certainly right about the fascinating
> blog.  I’m nothing like through with it.  Does “one of my spectators”
> have a name ?  He certainly deserves an author/translator credit.
> I was particularly interested to see that you had secured the Itami
> version of *Atarashiki tsuchi* of which I have only seen brief clips.  In
> fact, I was only told last month at a presentation at SOAS that the Itami
> version had been withdrawn from circulation by the Kawakita Foundation.  So
> well done - I wish I had known earlier.  I very much hope the program
> will travel.
> I am pleased that 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 recommend anyone who can to go and listen to Markus' program.  Is her
> voice “tremulous” or “a voice that hits every note in the middle, without
> a hint of vibrato
> <http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/22/yoshiko-yamaguchi> “.  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>
> *Sent:* Monday, 23 March 2015, 6:33
> *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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