[KineJapan] Japanese Musical Films at Japan Society, New York

[Michael Raine]

Thank you Aaron, Naoki, and everyone who responded. I'm glad it's not just
my obsession! Thanks also to Aiko Masubuchi and Kazu Watanabe of Japan
Society for doing an amazing amount of work getting everything ready. I
wish I could have shown more films and covered more periods. Maybe next
time...?

All but two of the films (You Can Succeed, Too and Irresponsible Era of
Japan) are hard-subtitled. Most of the prints are from the National Film
Center but The Stormy Man, Ah Bomb, Treatise on Japanese Bawdy Song, and
Memories of Matsuko are from the Japan Foundation. The Stormy Man and
Memories of Matsuko are playing at the University of Chicago in early May.
Unfortunately, it seems that the prints can't be held over until after the
summer, though I would be very happy to help out if anyone is interested in
trying to arrange something.

Michael


Michael Raine, Assistant Professor in Film Studies
Western University, Canada

On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Gerow Aaron <aaron.gerow at yale.edu> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> This looks great! Congratulations! I may come down to see one or two.
>
> Do you know how many of the prints will have hard subtitles? Are most of
> them with projected subtitles?
>
> Best,
>
> Aaron
>
>
> 2016/03/18 午後3:20、Michael Raine <raine.michael.j at gmail.com> のメール：
>
> Hello All,
>
> I'd like to announce the following series, coming up next month.
>
>
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> [image: Memories of Matsuko]
>
>
>
> *Japan Sings! The Japanese Musical FilmApril 8–23, 2016 *
>
> *Japan Society, New York*
>
> This spring, Japan Society celebrates the astonishing yet little-known
> world of Japanese musical films. The series focuses on the golden age of
> the "popular song film" starring teen idols and TV stars from the 50s and
> 60s. It also reaches back to prewar singing samurai and forward to
> twenty-first century genre mashups – 10 songful cinema gems all on 35mm!
> Musical performance in these films incorporates Japanese musical tradition
> as well as the utopian space of the Hollywood musical to create a rich
> commentary on the intimate and unequal relation between Japan and the USA.
> This series is guest curated by Michael Raine, Assistant Professor of Film
> Studies at Western University, Canada.
>
> Friday April 8, 7pm: You Can Succeed, Too (君も出世ができる, 1964)
> Saturday April 9, 3pm: Series Curator Lecture: Popular Song and
> Performance in the Japanese Musical Film
> Saturday April 9, 4:30pm: So Young, So Bright (ジャンケン娘, 1955)
> Saturday April 9, 7pm: The Stormy Man (嵐を呼ぶ男, 1957)
> Tuesday April 12, 7pm: Singing Lovebirds (鴛鴦歌合戦, 1939)
> Friday April 15, 7pm: Twilight Saloon (たそがれ酒場, 1955)
> Saturday April 16, 4:30pm: Oh, Bomb! (ああ爆弾, 1964)
> Saturday April 16, 7pm: Irresponsible Era of Japan (ニッポン無責任時代, 1962)
> Tuesday April 19, 7pm: A Treatise on Japanese Bawdy Songs (日本春歌考, 1967)
> Saturday April 23, 4pm: The Happiness of the Katakuris (カタクリ家の幸福, 2002)
> Saturday April 23, 7pm: Memories of Matsuko (嫌われ松子の一生, 2006)
>
> Michael Raine, Assistant Professor in Film Studies
> Western University, Canada
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