[KineJapan] scripts/films based on novels

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Hi Markus, 

Anne McKnight here! Indeed, there is an unholy amount of Annes around here, LOL.

thanks for the reply. I’m sure it would be a life’s work, and maybe a fools’ errand, to quantify and compare adaptation rates in national cinemas. But I’m often surprised that people rarely compare text and film, or refer to the novel (even read it?) in the case of many literary adaptations. Film studies ends up seeming more autonomous than it is, and I have to imagine that links with the print-industrial complex and publishing world also feed into decisions about what gets made, etc. Or that there is a feedback loop of some sort, even, such that print editors chase certain kinds of properties viewed as “film-able.”

Congrats on the book—I”ll order copies for the library ASAP! They’ll be good for class. 

Anne

> On Jul 3, 2016, at 11:09 PM, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan <kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Anne, 
> 
> There are, indeed an amazing number of adaptations. Whether there are more that other countries would be very hard to quantify with any confidence. Needless to say, tyre are more than you'd even think. To get a good sense for this, check out the following reference books, which actually list adaptations. 
> 
> Eiga, terebi dorama, gensaku bungei dēta bukku, by Etō Shigehiro
> Tokyo: Bensei Shuppan, 2005.
> 
> Nihon eiga gensaku jiten = Original works of Japanese films. Tokyo: Nichigai Asoshiētsu: Hatsubaimoto Kinokuniya Shoten, 2007.
> 
> Ego is. The more interesting book, but both are necessary since neither is complete. Please check out Aaron and my research guide (now in Japanese!) for analytical kaisetsu about these books. 
> 
> Markus
> 
> PS: Kinejapan now strips email addresses from posts. If there's no signature in the message, it is hard to tell who is writing. Anne, which Anne are you?!?
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> On Sunday, July 3, 2016, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan <kinejapan at lists.osu.edu <mailto:kinejapan at lists.osu.edu>> wrote:
> hi all,
> I wonder if someone can help me find a concrete cite or figure for a phenomenon I remember seeing quantified somewhere, but cannot find now.
> which is, that some shocking % of Japanese fiction films are made from novels or existing literary works.
> the most obvious recent example would be 『火花』/Hibana, on Netflix. If there’s a breakdown or tracking over time, I would enjoy seeing it.
> thanks for any (memory) aid!
> Anne
> 
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