[KineJapan] Films concerning immigration

[Sten-Kristian Saluveer]

Hello,HIroki Ryuichi touches the subject also in his LOVE HOTEL (aka さよなら歌舞伎町) which deals with the characters (some of which are Korean) in the love hotel industry in the infamous district. If also the zainichi topic would qualify I would also recommend Yonghi Yang's films which deal with issues connected to her North Korean roots in the "new homeland" of Japan. Yonghi would also make a great guest based on her previous work as journalist.  Both films are with accessible distributors as well - I believe NIKKATSU for the former and Star Sands for the latter.  Sten  

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On January 22, 2016 at 18:24:23 GMT+9, Jasper Sharp <jasper_sharp at hotmail.com> wrote: Katsuya Tomita's Saudade (2011) would be a very good one from recent years, about the tensions between the locals and the Japanese-Brazilian population in the former industrial town of Kofu. Actually one of the most interesting Japanese films of the past few years, but be warned, it is pretty long.  We screened at Zipangu Fest in London back in 2012, and the blurb is here:http://zipangufest.com/films/2012/saudadeAlso that same year we screened another documentary about Japanese Brazilians, Lonely Swallows: Living as Children of Migrant Workers (2011): http://zipangufest.com/films/2012/lonely-swallows-living-as-children-of-migrant-workers  best  Jasper  The Creeping Garden - A Real-Life Science-Fiction Story about Slime Moulds and the People Who Work With them,  directed by Tim Grabham and Jasper Sharp.      The book, The Creeping Garden: Irrational Encounters with Plasmodial Slime Moulds out now from Alchimia Publishing.   “An improbably delightful documentary about slime molds.... good-humored but not campy in its regard of some genuinely fascinating research, and full of trippy visuals",  Dennis Harvey, Variety     "A surprising investigation of perception, thought and life itself", Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times    "One of the year's most original and bizarre documentaries", James Marsh, Twitch.     From: nina.langton at ubc.caTo: kinejapan at lists.osu.eduDate: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:23:08 +0000Subject: [KineJapan] Films concerning immigration Dear Kinejapaners,     Our Modern Languages department is sponsoring a small film festival during Diversity Week, and with all the issues around refugees at the moment, it has been decided to focus on films concerning immigration and the migrant experience.  If anyone has recommendations for a Japanese film on this subject, I would love to hear them.  It could be from any time period, but would have to be easy to get hold of as the films will be shown mid-March.     Thanks for any help you can give me,     Nina Langton  _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan      _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan     
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