[KineJapan] Films about handicapped people?

[Jasper Sharp]

And of course, looking further back, Shimizu Hiroshi's Shiinomi Gakuen: http://rarefilm.net/shiinomi-gakuen-the-shiinomi-school-1955-hiroshi-shimizu/



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> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:55:00 -0400
> From: mekerpan2 at gmail.com
> To: susanneschermann at yahoo.co.jp; kinejapan at lists.osu.edu
> Subject: Re: [KineJapan] Films about handicapped people?
> 
> Kobayashi's Haru no tabi (a wonderful film) features a young heroine
> with some sort of (unidentified) musculoskeletal impairment that
> causes her to walk with a very awkward gait.
> 
> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 2:09 AM, Schermann Susanne
> <susanneschermann at yahoo.co.jp> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > one of my students wants to know more about the depiction of handicapped
> > people in Japanese film (or is "physically challenged" the right word?) and
> > is looking for films.
> > The student is not in graduate class, and he is handicapped himself,
> > otherwise I would only send him to the library for a couple of weeks.
> > However, in this special case, I want to help him more. Unfortunately, I
> > could only give him some advice, Yamanaka Sadao or Zatoichi, films he
> > already knew.
> >
> > That is why I turn to our list for help: any help is welcome.
> > Thank you very much
> >
> > Susanne Schermann
> >
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