From kinejapan at lists.osu.edu Wed Feb 28 00:40:22 2018 From: kinejapan at lists.osu.edu (Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan) Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:40:22 +0200 Subject: [KineJapan] Dynamite Graffiti sneak preview at FCCJ Message-ID: Dear KineJapanners, The Foreign Correspondents' Club in Yurakucho is screening the enigmatically titled DYNAMITE GRAFFITI, about Japan?s 1980s porn magazine king, on March 14, with the director and star on hand for the Q&A session following the screening. Since FCCJ is a private club, you must reserve your seats through Screenings Curator Karen Severns: karenseverns at gmail.com. Be sure to reserve at least two days before the screening, as seats are limited. *WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 AT 6:30pm** **Note early start time.* *DYNAMITE GRAFFITI * *(**Sutekina Dynamite Scandal**)* Japan, 2018 138 minutes Japanese with English subtitles Followed by a Q&A session with director Masanori Tominaga and star Tasuku Emoto In the early years of the bubble era, struggling illustrator Akira Suei discovered he could make more money in the erotic publishing business than painting signboards for Tokyo?s increasingly naughty cabarets. By the early 1980s, he had become the Hugh Hefner of Japan, editing in quick succession three best-selling pornography magazines: New Self, Weekend Super and Shashin Jidai (Photo Age). Remarkably uninterested in porn himself, he focused instead on printing the work of distinguished writers like Genpei Akasegawa, copywriter Shigesato Itoi, editor-illustrator Sinbo Minami and art-photographers Nobuyoshi Araki and Daido Moriyama, earning them international renown and bringing unexpected cachet to his publications. Until Suei?s empire began to crumble under censorship? For more (in Japanese): https:// dynamitemovie.jp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Markus --- [https://drive.google.com/a/umich.edu/uc?id=1i0izwlsrcSvQgU4nMCzTLiOhmdDMm-xZ&export=download] Markus Nornes Professor of Asian Cinema Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design Department of Screen Arts and Cultures 6348 North Quad 105 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 ________________________________ _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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May he Rest in Peace. > > https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0098617 > > This week Suo's Abnormal Family is playing at the Berlinale.... > > Markus > > --- > > *Markus Nornes* > *Professor of Asian Cinema* > Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and > Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design > > *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* > *6348 North Quad* > *105 S. State Street* > *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* > > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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May he Rest in Peace. https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0098617 This week Suo's Abnormal Family is playing at the Berlinale.... Markus --- *Markus Nornes* *Professor of Asian Cinema* Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* *6348 North Quad* *105 S. State Street* *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is a precious chance to see nearly the entire filmography. http://eastasia.fr/2018/02/22/retrospective-ogawa-shinsuke-ogawa-pro-a-paris-2703-28042018/ http://www.jeudepaume.org/?page=article&idArt=3120 http://www.cinemadureel.org/fr Markus --- *Markus Nornes* *Professor of Asian Cinema* Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* *6348 North Quad* *105 S. State Street* *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Venue: Meiji Gakuin University, Shirokane Campus City and State: Tokyo, Japan Organizer: Roland Domenig ? Program ? 10:00???????????? Welcome Address ? ???????????????????????Individual Papers 10:10?????????????Roland Domenig (Meiji Gakuin University) ?Joseph L. Anderson and the making ofThe Japanese Film. Art and Industry? ? 10:40???????????? Stephen Sarrazin ????????????????????????France and the Concept of taste-maker? ? 11:10?????????????Jennifer Coates (Kyoto University) ????????????????????????From Britain to Japan: Adapting Audience Studies? ? 11:40?????????????Peter A. Yacavone (Soochow University) ?Why the European Critics Were Right AboutRash?mon (and the Japanese and American Critics Weren?t): A Preliminary Interpretation? ? 12:10 ??????????? Jonathan M. Hall ?The Shifting Border: Okinawan Cinema Studies and the ?Internal Abroad?? ? 12:40???????????? Mio Hatokai (Waseda University) ?Studying the Japanese Studio System.From Nikkatsu New Action to Nikkatsu Roman Poruno? ? 13:10???????????? Lunch Break ? 14:00?????????????Mark Nornes (University of Michigan) ????????????????????????Writing and Publishing in the English Academic Press? ? 14:30?????????????Jose Monta?o (Rikkyo University) ?Rewriting Japanese Cinema from a marginal standpoint: on the necessity to publish in Spanish? ? 15:00?????????????Key Note Lecture??????? Yamamoto Naoki (University of California Santa Barbara) ?How to teach and study film and media theory from Japan as an academic discipline? ? 15:45?????????????Break ? 16:00?????????????Roundtable Discussion ????????????????????????The study of film from Japan and questions of disciplines? Alex Zahlten (Harvard University), Mark Nornes, Yamamoto Naoki, TBA ? 17:30?????????????Open Forum ??????????????????????? 18:30?????????????Closing remarks ? Conference Site:? Meiji Gakuin University, Shirokane Campus, Main Building, Room 1458 (North Wing) 1-2-37 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-8636 Access Map: http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/campus/shirokane/shirokane_en.pdf ? The final topic of the program is an Open Forum to which all attendees of the conference are called upon to actively contribute. Looking forward to your attendance, ? Roland Domenig Department of Art Studies Meiji Gakuin University _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks, Naoki Naoki Yamamoto Assistant Professor Film and Media Studies University of California, Santa Barbara yamamoto at filmandmedia.ucsb.edu ******************************************************************* Call for Papers Luk?cs and the World: Rethinking Global Circuits of Cultural Production, 20-21st April, 2018, University of California, Santa Barbara Organizers: Glyn Salton-Cox and Naoki Yamamoto, UCSB Keynote Speaker: Tyrus Miller, UC Santa Cruz It is again time to take serious account of the thought of Georg Luk?cs. Thanks, no doubt, to the persistence of Frederic Jameson?s defense, the waning of intellectual currents generally hostile to Luk?cs including certain strains of American cultural studies, post-Marxism, and poststructuralism, as well as the mounting pressure being brought to bear on modernism as an unproblematically valorized cultural-historical category, the last few years have seen something of a renaissance in Luk?cs studies. From special editions of journals, ambitious translations projects, to monographs, edited collections, and panels at major conferences, the last few years have seen a resurge in interest in the 20th century?s most prominent Marxist theorist. Recent accounts situate Luk?cs within a number of important dynamics and contexts, including critical engagements with contemporary theory and social movements, reassessments of the concept of realism, and re-imaginings of Luk?cs within the dynamics of decolonization. ?Luk?cs and the World? will bring together scholars from a wide variety of disciplines to articulate a set of perspectives simultaneously and equally attendant to particularized sites of historical reception and to contemporary problematics in the humanities. What, for instance, does it mean for scholarly debates on Marxism and queer theory today that Luk?cs had a reception among queer writers in Britain in the 1930s? How might we re-think the contemporary paradigm of ?alternative modernities? through the prewar and wartime Japanese reception of him not only as a leading Marxist cultural critic but also in the context of German phenomenology? How can we challenge the canonized?i.e., Westernized?view of this Hungarian-born thinker by illuminating his later and more precarious adoption in areas such as Africa, the Middle East, and (post-)socialist Cuba and China? Addressing these previously neglected issues from a truly transnational perspective, ?Luk?cs and the World? aims to articulate a new geopolitical framework for reexamining the history of twentieth-century cultural production and one of its most important theorists. We invite 250 word proposals from scholars working on any aspect of Luk?cs?s international reception. We are particularly interested in papers that will address: Luk?cs?s reception beyond Europe and in non-European languages Questions of decolonial and postcolonial Marxist aesthetics The relationship of theories of gender and sexuality to Luk?csian thought Luk?cs and media theory The environmental humanities in the light of Marxist theories of totality. Submission deadline is 15th March 2018. Please submit your proposal to: saltoncox at english.ucsb.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Pete On 2018/02/16 12:00, kinejapan-request at lists.osu.edu wrote: > Send KineJapan mailing list submissions to > kinejapan at lists.osu.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kinejapan-request at lists.osu.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kinejapan-owner at lists.osu.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of KineJapan digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Uplink Kichijoji (Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum) > 2. Re: Uplink Kichijoji (Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:19:44 +0000 > From: Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum > To: Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum > Subject: [KineJapan] Uplink Kichijoji > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Berlin kicked off last night. I?m here to premiere what you can call a > JapanUS coproduction, a film Soda Kazuhiro and I produced in Michigan last > year (The Big House). > > But I?m writing for something else. Uplink formally announced its new mini > theater in Kichijoji. The last few years have been rough for mini-theaters, > and people were hearing deathknells. Apparently, many theaters survived the > year on a single blockbuster documentary. In this dark market, Uplink > optimistically built a new 5-screen complex on the Chuo-Line. > > Frater reports, with a nice sketch: > > http://variety.com/2018/film/asia/berlin-uplink-mini-theater-new-space-for-art-movies-in-japan-1202699941/ > > Markus _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan From kinejapan at lists.osu.edu Fri Feb 16 01:32:46 2018 From: kinejapan at lists.osu.edu (Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:32:46 +0900 Subject: [KineJapan] Uplink Kichijoji In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There?s was an article somewhere in the web (don?t remember where, apologies) reporting that in 2003 there were 131 mini theaters in Japan, a number that increased to 187 in 2015, 12 of which in Hyogo (the news was from Kobe). Good luck for The Big House ! Matteo Boscarol ????? ???? ??????????? - Documentary in Japan and Asia http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com - Film writer for Il Manifesto http://ilmanifesto.it > On Feb 16, 2018, at 15:19, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: > > Berlin kicked off last night. I?m here to premiere what you can call a JapanUS coproduction, a film Soda Kazuhiro and I produced in Michigan last year (The Big House). > > But I?m writing for something else. Uplink formally announced its new mini theater in Kichijoji. The last few years have been rough for mini-theaters, and people were hearing deathknells. Apparently, many theaters survived the year on a single blockbuster documentary. In this dark market, Uplink optimistically built a new 5-screen complex on the Chuo-Line. > > Frater reports, with a nice sketch: > > http://variety.com/2018/film/asia/berlin-uplink-mini-theater-new-space-for-art-movies-in-japan-1202699941/ > > Markus > -- > --- > > Markus Nornes > Professor of Asian Cinema > Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design > > Department of Screen Arts and Cultures > 6348 North Quad > 105 S. State Street > Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Frater reports, with a nice sketch: http://variety.com/2018/film/asia/berlin-uplink-mini-theater-new-space-for-art-movies-in-japan-1202699941/ Markus -- --- *Markus Nornes* *Professor of Asian Cinema* Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* *6348 North Quad* *105 S. State Street* *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I think the NFC are quite keen to get domestic political traction by receiving letters etc of congratulations from international stakeholders. So spread the word... Quentin Turnour,National Archives of Australia, Audiovisual Preservation. Get Yahoo Mail for Mobile On Fri., 16 Feb. 2018 at 9:54 am, Quentin Turnour wrote: Message from the National Film Center - National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo UNCLASSIFIED ? ? UNCLASSIFIED From: FIAF [mailto:info=fiafnet.org at mail74.atl11.rsgsv.net]On Behalf Of FIAF Sent: Friday, 16 February 2018 1:18 AM To: Quentin Turnour Subject: Message from the National Film Center - National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo ? | | | | | | | | | View this email in your browser | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Texte en fran?aisplus bas) (Texto en Espa?ol al final) Dear colleagues, Please find belowa message from our colleagues of the National Film Center - National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Best regards, Christophe Dupin FIAF Senior Administrator ? Chers coll?gues, Veuillez trouver ci-dessous un message (en anglais seulement) de nos coll?gues duNational Film Center - National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Cordialement, Christophe Dupin Administrateur d?l?gu? de la FIAF ? Estimados/as colegas, Abajo encontrar? un mensaje de nuestros colegas del?National Film Center - National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (solo en ingl?s).?? Saludos cordiales, Christophe Dupin Administrador delegado de la FIAF ................................................................................................................................................................................... Dear FIAF colleagues, We are happy to announce that National Film Center (NFC) of The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, one of the five national art museums of theIndependent Administrative Institution (IAI) National Museum of Art,will be finally separated from The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and will be thesixth national museum of theIAI National Museum of Art,on April 1, 2018, under the new name of National Film Archive of Japan (NFAJ).? And Hisashi Okajima, NFC's former Chief Curator will be the Director.? We will be Japan's national film archive as the new name clearly indicates, but will have no major change, in fact, because we have been active virtually as the sole national film archive institution in Japan for the last 47 years.? We will, for instance, continue our daily cinematheque screenings and all kinds of film loans to FIAF affiliates, and we hope we would become bigger and more legitimate national film archive. On this rare occasion, your congratulatory message (either written or audio-visual) is warmly welcome and we would be most honored to keep the message as one of the first historical documents of NFAJ. Sincerely yours, Akira Tochigi Chief Curator, National Film Center ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ? | | | | ? | | | Copyright ? 2018 FIAF, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are listed as a FIAF affiliate. Our mailing address is: FIAF Rue Blanche 42 Brussels1060 Belgium Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list | | | | | | If you have received this transmission in error please notify us immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. 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Maureen Turim ________________________________ From: KineJapan on behalf of Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan Sent: Monday, February 5, 2018 9:37 PM To: Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum Subject: Re: [KineJapan] Takemitsu T?ru and Ai no korrida (In the Realm of the Senses) With the mention of Takemitsu Toru, this seems like a good opportunity to mention a little-known aspect of his career. When Takemitsu visited Seattle from April 9-18 in 1992 as the Seattle Spring Festival of Contemporary Music's composer-in-residence, he gave a public address on his work as a composer of music scores for films. He showed the full length of Shinoda's 1969 film Shinju ten no Amijima (Double Suicide) as an example of one of his finest film scores. After the fviewing he discussed his work on various movies. At that point, I asked him what he thought of Oshima's Ai no korrida (In the Realm of the Senses). Takemitsu replied at length in an extremely interesting account of his interaction with Oshima at that time. He said that when Oshima had begun planning to make that film he had contacted Takemitsu about creating a score for it. However, Takemitsu said that he could not really follow Oshima's idea for making the film and rejected the idea of working on the project. However, after the film was released and he had a chance to see it, he was astonished by the high quality of the film - that he had turned down a chance to be involved in that project was one of the great regrets of his career. He immediately contacted Oshima to express both his congratulations and regrets. He insisted that Oshima choose him to do the score for his next film regardless of what it would be. It was for this reason that Takemitsu did the score for Ai no borei (In the Realm of Passion). Unfortunately, Takemitsu was not so impressed with Ai no borei and working on it only deepened his regret about Ai no korrida. Takemitsu found the score used for Ai no korrida to be competent but average and felt that had he worked on the project that he might have been inspired to do one of his finest works. It is quite likely that the organizers of the event recorded Takemitsu's lecture and discussion, but whether it still exists is unknown to me. Paul Berry Kyoto * Quote messages from < "Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan" > : It won't add much to your research, but Takemitsu composed the music (and gave us a lovely interview, as did Teshigahara) for our film on Japanese gardens, "Dream Window." You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWcmuk2tN7M&t=151s John Junkerman On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:03 AM, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > wrote: Thank you very much, Roger, for the information. I am interested by Takemitsu. I am still writing a book about Teshigahara Hiroshi and the importance of Takemitsu's scores in meaning of the movies. I didn' succed today to hearing BBC radio but I'll try again next Best, Jacline 2018-02-05 1:32 GMT+01:00 Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan >: It may interest some on KineJapan that Takemitsu T?ru is 'Composer of the Week' on BBC Radio 3 at noon, GMT, Monday to Friday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qdlcs They are usually available to play for 28 days. 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Anderson and the making of The Japanese Film. Art and Industry? 10:40 Stephen Sarrazin ?France and the Concept of taste-maker? 11:10 Jennifer Coates (Kyoto University) ?From Britain to Japan: Adapting Audience Studies? 11:40 Peter A. Yacavone (Soochow University) ?Why the European Critics Were Right About Rash?mon (and the Japanese and American Critics Weren?t): A Preliminary Interpretation? 12:10 Jonathan M. Hall ?The Shifting Border: Okinawan Cinema Studies and the ?Internal Abroad?? 12:40 Mio Hatokai (Waseda University) ?Studying the Japanese Studio System. From Nikkatsu New Action to Nikkatsu Roman Poruno? 13:10 Lunch Break 14:00 Mark Nornes (University of Michigan) ?Writing and Publishing in the English Academic Press? 14:30 Jose Montano (Rikkyo University) ?Rewriting Japanese Cinema from a marginal standpoint: on the necessity to publish in Spanish? 15:00 Key Note Lecture Yamamoto Naoki (University of California Santa Barbara) ?How to teach and study film and media theory from Japan as an academic discipline? 15:45 Break 16:00 Roundtable Discussion ?The study of film from Japan and questions of disciplines? Alex Zahlten (Harvard University), Mark Nornes, Yamamoto Naoki, TBA 17:30 Open Forum 18:30 Closing remarks Conference Site: Meiji Gakuin University, Shirokane Campus, Main Building, Room 1458 (North Wing) 1-2-37 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-8636 Access Map: http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/campus/shirokane/shirokane_en.pdf The final topic of the program is an Open Forum to which all attendees of the conference are called upon to actively contribute. Looking forward to your attendance, Roland Domenig Department of Art Studies Meiji Gakuin University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The article raises a few interesting points regarding the myth of racial homogeneity amongst Chinese. I'm wondering if anyone on the list could point me in the direction of some additional sources on this subject? At first glance it seems similar to the ideas put forth in Nihonjinron, and I'm curious if anyone else has drawn that conclusion. I also find it fascinating that Harris's mixed race heritage is enough to discredit his intentions as politically aligned to Japan. Would love to hear some other thoughts on the subject. Best regards, Rob Buscher Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I mean, someone that young screenwriting for Oshima and writing theoretical criticism for a venue like Dai-2 Eiga Hihyo is really the stuff of Japanese cinema. My favorite part. Unfortunately, Hara is also exemplary of an unfortunate tendency of male filmmakers from that era. While there is something admirable about the way they stick to their aesthetic ideals, they are regrettably oblivious to the points of cruelty when it comes to recognizing the toll that takes on the people around them. There?s a key, almost heartbreaking scene near the end where he is telling his wife he needs thousands of dollars for the biggest hard drive possible; she eventually comes around and agrees to it, adding, ?You really should get a job....?. BTW, I visited Sato Tadao a couple weeks ago, and dropped by a nearby furuhonya. I found a book of criticism by Hara that I didn?t know existed. Haven?t cracked it, yet. But it?s impressive he even published a book back then, and that it was published at all says a lot about his rep back then. Markus On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 3:32 PM Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: > Don?t forget that Hara-san was also an intriguing figure in the history of > Japanese film theory; he has published a series of essays back in the late > 1960s and early '70s using Melreau-Ponty as his inspiration. His > theoretical essays appeared first in the legendary dai-2-ji Eiga Hihyo > edited by Matsuda Masao and were compiled later in the book entitled ?Mitai > eiga no koto dake o? (1977). Given the popularity of phenomenology today, > wouldn?t it be nice paying some ?serious? attention to his writing, in > addition to his notorious obsession with DIY music :)? > > Naoki > > Naoki Yamamoto > Assistant Professor > Film and Media Studies > University of California, Santa Barbara > yamamoto at filmandmedia.ucsb.edu > > On Feb 11, 2018, at 8:22 PM, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via > KineJapan wrote: > > agree, he shouldn?t sing! I often find his DIY touch unnerving and cheap, > but sometimes buried in his movies here and there there are moments of pure > beauty (20th Century Nostalgia, ?????????, etc.) > > PS in ????????? there?s what probably is Suzuki Seijun?s last appearance > on screen > > Matteo Boscarol > ????? ???? > ??????????? > - Documentary in Japan and Asia > http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com > - Film writer for Il Manifesto > http://ilmanifesto.it > > > > On Feb 12, 2018, at 12:22, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan < > kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> wrote: > > Yup, I told him to use Vimeo. I think he?s already taken down the YouTube > video. > > Aaron > > 2018/02/12 ??0:18?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan < > kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> ????? > > Hmmmm. He should have told me that. I?ve written to him to apologize. (He > should be using Vimeo!) > > 7 hours?!? I?ve seen it twice, clocked in at about 4 hours. I like the > film very much, and at the same time I really, really, really find his > inability to hold a note grating. I can admire the DIY spirit behind it, as > well as some compelling songwriting. But the minute he starts singing I > want to flee the theater. > > On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:10 AM Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via > KineJapan wrote: > >> Just a note, but please do not share this Youtube link with others. >> Kaneko-san has told me it is only for festival organizers. He is planning a >> theatrical release of the film. >> >> Aaron Gerow >> >> 2018/02/12 ??10:12?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan < >> kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> ????? >> >> >> thank you for sharing this Markus, watching First Emperor 10 or so years >> ago in Tokyo (with live music by Hara and Kaneko, a 7 hours screening) is >> still one of the most mesmerising and demanding cinematic experiences I?ve >> ever had. >> >> >> Matteo Boscarol >> ????? ???? >> ??????????? >> - Documentary in Japan and Asia >> http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com >> - Film writer for Il Manifesto >> http://ilmanifesto.it >> >> >> >> On Feb 11, 2018, at 23:37, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan >> wrote: >> >> Kaneko Yu has made a feature length documentary on the legendary Hara >> Masato. Hara-san was known as the "tensai seishun santoku" back in the late >> 60s and early 70s, when he was making experimental films on 8mm and 16mm. >> After winning awards and garnering lots of press, writing his own >> criticism, Oshima tapped him to co-write The Man Who Left His Will on Film. >> Not long after that Hara kind of dropped from sight and finally came up for >> air with a new film at the 1993 Yamagata. He also showed his most famous >> work, First Emperor (Hatsukuni shiramikoto, 1973). Since then, he's been >> showing multi-screen, multi-format films with live music......regrettably >> he loves to sing, which is definitely not good for the films. Kaneko's film >> is somewhat messy?echoing Hara-san's own life??but is still a fascinating >> look at an important director from the experimental world. >> >> https://youtu.be/sTWdnZNp-qM >> >> Markus >> >> >> --- >> >> *Markus Nornes* >> *Professor of Asian Cinema* >> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages >> and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design >> >> *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* >> *6348 North Quad* >> *105 S. State Street* >> *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> KineJapan mailing list >> KineJapan at lists.osu.edu >> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan >> > -- > --- > > *Markus Nornes* > *Professor of Asian Cinema* > Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and > Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design > > *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* > *6348 North Quad* > *105 S. State Street* > *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- --- *Markus Nornes* *Professor of Asian Cinema* Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* *6348 North Quad* *105 S. 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Given the popularity of phenomenology today, wouldn?t it be nice paying some ?serious? attention to his writing, in addition to his notorious obsession with DIY music :)? Naoki Naoki Yamamoto Assistant Professor Film and Media Studies University of California, Santa Barbara yamamoto at filmandmedia.ucsb.edu > On Feb 11, 2018, at 8:22 PM, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: > > agree, he shouldn?t sing! I often find his DIY touch unnerving and cheap, but sometimes buried in his movies here and there there are moments of pure beauty (20th Century Nostalgia, ?????????, etc.) > > PS in ????????? there?s what probably is Suzuki Seijun?s last appearance on screen > > Matteo Boscarol > ????? ???? > ??????????? > - Documentary in Japan and Asia > http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com > - Film writer for Il Manifesto > http://ilmanifesto.it > > > > On Feb 12, 2018, at 12:22, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > wrote: > >> Yup, I told him to use Vimeo. I think he?s already taken down the YouTube video. >> >> Aaron >> >>> 2018/02/12 ??0:18?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > ????? >>> >>> Hmmmm. He should have told me that. I?ve written to him to apologize. (He should be using Vimeo!) >>> >>> 7 hours?!? I?ve seen it twice, clocked in at about 4 hours. I like the film very much, and at the same time I really, really, really find his inability to hold a note grating. I can admire the DIY spirit behind it, as well as some compelling songwriting. But the minute he starts singing I want to flee the theater. >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:10 AM Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > wrote: >>> Just a note, but please do not share this Youtube link with others. Kaneko-san has told me it is only for festival organizers. He is planning a theatrical release of the film. >>> >>> Aaron Gerow >>> >>>> 2018/02/12 ??10:12?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > ????? >>> >>>> >>>> thank you for sharing this Markus, watching First Emperor 10 or so years ago in Tokyo (with live music by Hara and Kaneko, a 7 hours screening) is still one of the most mesmerising and demanding cinematic experiences I?ve ever had. >>>> >>>> >>>> Matteo Boscarol >>>> ????? ???? >>>> ??????????? >>>> - Documentary in Japan and Asia >>>> http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com >>>> - Film writer for Il Manifesto >>>> http://ilmanifesto.it >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 11, 2018, at 23:37, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Kaneko Yu has made a feature length documentary on the legendary Hara Masato. Hara-san was known as the "tensai seishun santoku" back in the late 60s and early 70s, when he was making experimental films on 8mm and 16mm. After winning awards and garnering lots of press, writing his own criticism, Oshima tapped him to co-write The Man Who Left His Will on Film. Not long after that Hara kind of dropped from sight and finally came up for air with a new film at the 1993 Yamagata. He also showed his most famous work, First Emperor (Hatsukuni shiramikoto, 1973). Since then, he's been showing multi-screen, multi-format films with live music......regrettably he loves to sing, which is definitely not good for the films. Kaneko's film is somewhat messy?echoing Hara-san's own life??but is still a fascinating look at an important director from the experimental world. >>>>> >>>>> https://youtu.be/sTWdnZNp-qM >>>>> >>>>> Markus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> Markus Nornes >>>>> Professor of Asian Cinema >>>>> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design >>>>> >>>>> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures >>>>> 6348 North Quad >>>>> 105 S. State Street >>>>> Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> KineJapan mailing list >>> KineJapan at lists.osu.edu >>> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan >>> -- >>> --- >>> >>> Markus Nornes >>> Professor of Asian Cinema >>> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design >>> >>> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures >>> 6348 North Quad >>> 105 S. 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I often find his DIY touch unnerving and cheap, but sometimes buried in his movies here and there there are moments of pure beauty (20th Century Nostalgia, ?????????, etc.) PS in ????????? there?s what probably is Suzuki Seijun?s last appearance on screen Matteo Boscarol ????? ???? ??????????? - Documentary in Japan and Asia http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com - Film writer for Il Manifesto http://ilmanifesto.it > On Feb 12, 2018, at 12:22, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: > > Yup, I told him to use Vimeo. I think he?s already taken down the YouTube video. > > Aaron > >> 2018/02/12 ??0:18?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan ????? >> >> Hmmmm. He should have told me that. I?ve written to him to apologize. (He should be using Vimeo!) >> >> 7 hours?!? I?ve seen it twice, clocked in at about 4 hours. I like the film very much, and at the same time I really, really, really find his inability to hold a note grating. I can admire the DIY spirit behind it, as well as some compelling songwriting. But the minute he starts singing I want to flee the theater. >> >>> On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:10 AM Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: >>> Just a note, but please do not share this Youtube link with others. Kaneko-san has told me it is only for festival organizers. He is planning a theatrical release of the film. >>> >>> Aaron Gerow >>> >>>> 2018/02/12 ??10:12?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan ????? >>> >>>> >>>> thank you for sharing this Markus, watching First Emperor 10 or so years ago in Tokyo (with live music by Hara and Kaneko, a 7 hours screening) is still one of the most mesmerising and demanding cinematic experiences I?ve ever had. >>>> >>>> >>>> Matteo Boscarol >>>> ????? ???? >>>> ??????????? >>>> - Documentary in Japan and Asia >>>> http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com >>>> - Film writer for Il Manifesto >>>> http://ilmanifesto.it >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Feb 11, 2018, at 23:37, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Kaneko Yu has made a feature length documentary on the legendary Hara Masato. Hara-san was known as the "tensai seishun santoku" back in the late 60s and early 70s, when he was making experimental films on 8mm and 16mm. After winning awards and garnering lots of press, writing his own criticism, Oshima tapped him to co-write The Man Who Left His Will on Film. Not long after that Hara kind of dropped from sight and finally came up for air with a new film at the 1993 Yamagata. He also showed his most famous work, First Emperor (Hatsukuni shiramikoto, 1973). Since then, he's been showing multi-screen, multi-format films with live music......regrettably he loves to sing, which is definitely not good for the films. Kaneko's film is somewhat messy?echoing Hara-san's own life??but is still a fascinating look at an important director from the experimental world. >>>>> >>>>> https://youtu.be/sTWdnZNp-qM >>>>> >>>>> Markus >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> Markus Nornes >>>>> Professor of Asian Cinema >>>>> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design >>>>> >>>>> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures >>>>> 6348 North Quad >>>>> 105 S. State Street >>>>> Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> KineJapan mailing list >>> KineJapan at lists.osu.edu >>> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan >> >> -- >> --- >> >> Markus Nornes >> Professor of Asian Cinema >> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design >> >> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures >> 6348 North Quad >> 105 S. State Street >> Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan From kinejapan at lists.osu.edu Sun Feb 11 22:22:35 2018 From: kinejapan at lists.osu.edu (Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:22:35 +0900 Subject: [KineJapan] Hara Masato documentary In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yup, I told him to use Vimeo. I think he?s already taken down the YouTube video. Aaron > 2018/02/12 ??0:18?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan ????? > > Hmmmm. He should have told me that. I?ve written to him to apologize. (He should be using Vimeo!) > > 7 hours?!? I?ve seen it twice, clocked in at about 4 hours. I like the film very much, and at the same time I really, really, really find his inability to hold a note grating. I can admire the DIY spirit behind it, as well as some compelling songwriting. But the minute he starts singing I want to flee the theater. > > On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:10 AM Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > wrote: > Just a note, but please do not share this Youtube link with others. Kaneko-san has told me it is only for festival organizers. He is planning a theatrical release of the film. > > Aaron Gerow > >> 2018/02/12 ??10:12?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > ????? > >> >> thank you for sharing this Markus, watching First Emperor 10 or so years ago in Tokyo (with live music by Hara and Kaneko, a 7 hours screening) is still one of the most mesmerising and demanding cinematic experiences I?ve ever had. >> >> >> Matteo Boscarol >> ????? ???? >> ??????????? >> - Documentary in Japan and Asia >> http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com >> - Film writer for Il Manifesto >> http://ilmanifesto.it >> >> >> >> On Feb 11, 2018, at 23:37, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > wrote: >> >>> Kaneko Yu has made a feature length documentary on the legendary Hara Masato. Hara-san was known as the "tensai seishun santoku" back in the late 60s and early 70s, when he was making experimental films on 8mm and 16mm. After winning awards and garnering lots of press, writing his own criticism, Oshima tapped him to co-write The Man Who Left His Will on Film. Not long after that Hara kind of dropped from sight and finally came up for air with a new film at the 1993 Yamagata. He also showed his most famous work, First Emperor (Hatsukuni shiramikoto, 1973). Since then, he's been showing multi-screen, multi-format films with live music......regrettably he loves to sing, which is definitely not good for the films. Kaneko's film is somewhat messy?echoing Hara-san's own life??but is still a fascinating look at an important director from the experimental world. >>> >>> https://youtu.be/sTWdnZNp-qM >>> >>> Markus >>> >>> >>> --- >>> >>> Markus Nornes >>> Professor of Asian Cinema >>> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design >>> >>> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures >>> 6348 North Quad >>> 105 S. State Street >>> Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -- > --- > > Markus Nornes > Professor of Asian Cinema > Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design > > Department of Screen Arts and Cultures > 6348 North Quad > 105 S. 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I can admire the DIY spirit behind it, as well as some compelling songwriting. But the minute he starts singing I want to flee the theater. On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 11:10 AM Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: > Just a note, but please do not share this Youtube link with others. > Kaneko-san has told me it is only for festival organizers. He is planning a > theatrical release of the film. > > Aaron Gerow > > 2018/02/12 ??10:12?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan < > kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> ????? > > > thank you for sharing this Markus, watching First Emperor 10 or so years > ago in Tokyo (with live music by Hara and Kaneko, a 7 hours screening) is > still one of the most mesmerising and demanding cinematic experiences I?ve > ever had. > > > Matteo Boscarol > ????? ???? > ??????????? > - Documentary in Japan and Asia > http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com > - Film writer for Il Manifesto > http://ilmanifesto.it > > > > On Feb 11, 2018, at 23:37, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan < > kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> wrote: > > Kaneko Yu has made a feature length documentary on the legendary Hara > Masato. Hara-san was known as the "tensai seishun santoku" back in the late > 60s and early 70s, when he was making experimental films on 8mm and 16mm. > After winning awards and garnering lots of press, writing his own > criticism, Oshima tapped him to co-write The Man Who Left His Will on Film. > Not long after that Hara kind of dropped from sight and finally came up for > air with a new film at the 1993 Yamagata. He also showed his most famous > work, First Emperor (Hatsukuni shiramikoto, 1973). Since then, he's been > showing multi-screen, multi-format films with live music......regrettably > he loves to sing, which is definitely not good for the films. Kaneko's film > is somewhat messy?echoing Hara-san's own life??but is still a fascinating > look at an important director from the experimental world. > > https://youtu.be/sTWdnZNp-qM > > Markus > > > --- > > *Markus Nornes* > *Professor of Asian Cinema* > Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and > Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design > > *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* > *6348 North Quad* > *105 S. 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Aaron Gerow > 2018/02/12 ??10:12?Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan ????? > > thank you for sharing this Markus, watching First Emperor 10 or so years ago in Tokyo (with live music by Hara and Kaneko, a 7 hours screening) is still one of the most mesmerising and demanding cinematic experiences I?ve ever had. > > > Matteo Boscarol > ????? ???? > ??????????? > - Documentary in Japan and Asia > http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com > - Film writer for Il Manifesto > http://ilmanifesto.it > > > > On Feb 11, 2018, at 23:37, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan > wrote: > >> Kaneko Yu has made a feature length documentary on the legendary Hara Masato. Hara-san was known as the "tensai seishun santoku" back in the late 60s and early 70s, when he was making experimental films on 8mm and 16mm. After winning awards and garnering lots of press, writing his own criticism, Oshima tapped him to co-write The Man Who Left His Will on Film. Not long after that Hara kind of dropped from sight and finally came up for air with a new film at the 1993 Yamagata. He also showed his most famous work, First Emperor (Hatsukuni shiramikoto, 1973). Since then, he's been showing multi-screen, multi-format films with live music......regrettably he loves to sing, which is definitely not good for the films. Kaneko's film is somewhat messy?echoing Hara-san's own life??but is still a fascinating look at an important director from the experimental world. >> >> https://youtu.be/sTWdnZNp-qM >> >> Markus >> >> >> --- >> >> Markus Nornes >> Professor of Asian Cinema >> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design >> >> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures >> 6348 North Quad >> 105 S. 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Matteo Boscarol ????? ???? ??????????? - Documentary in Japan and Asia http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com - Film writer for Il Manifesto http://ilmanifesto.it > On Feb 11, 2018, at 23:37, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: > > Kaneko Yu has made a feature length documentary on the legendary Hara Masato. Hara-san was known as the "tensai seishun santoku" back in the late 60s and early 70s, when he was making experimental films on 8mm and 16mm. After winning awards and garnering lots of press, writing his own criticism, Oshima tapped him to co-write The Man Who Left His Will on Film. Not long after that Hara kind of dropped from sight and finally came up for air with a new film at the 1993 Yamagata. He also showed his most famous work, First Emperor (Hatsukuni shiramikoto, 1973). Since then, he's been showing multi-screen, multi-format films with live music......regrettably he loves to sing, which is definitely not good for the films. 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He also appeared in many TV dramas, including one last year. https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2018/02/12/kiji/20180211s00041000392000c.html?feature=related Aaron Gerow Professor Film and Media Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures Yale University 320 York Street, Room 311 PO Box 208324 New Haven, CT 06520-8324 USA Phone: 1-203-432-7082 Fax: 1-203-432-6729 e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu website: www.aarongerow.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Since then, he's been showing multi-screen, multi-format films with live music......regrettably he loves to sing, which is definitely not good for the films. Kaneko's film is somewhat messy?echoing Hara-san's own life??but is still a fascinating look at an important director from the experimental world. https://youtu.be/sTWdnZNp-qM Markus --- *Markus Nornes* *Professor of Asian Cinema* Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design *Department of Screen Arts and Cultures* *6348 North Quad* *105 S. State Street* *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As I understand it, this will put in on the same level as the other national art museums, after long just being a division of the Museum of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. http://www.momat.go.jp/ge/topics/fc20180206/ They have also appointed a board of 8 advisors, who include Okuda Eiji, Kawase Naomi, Matsuzaka Keiko, and Yamada Yoji. Aaron Gerow Professor Film and Media Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures Yale University 320 York Street, Room 311 PO Box 208324 New Haven, CT 06520-8324 USA Phone: 1-203-432-7082 Fax: 1-203-432-6729 e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu website: www.aarongerow.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He showed the full length of Shinoda?s 1969 film Shinju ten no Amijima (Double Suicide) as an example of one of his finest film scores. After the fviewing he discussed his work on various movies. At that point, I asked him what he thought of Oshima?s Ai no korrida (In the Realm of the Senses). Takemitsu replied at length in an extremely interesting account of his interaction with Oshima at that time. He said that when Oshima had begun planning to make that film he had contacted Takemitsu about creating a score for it. However, Takemitsu said that he could not really follow Oshima?s idea for making the film and rejected the idea of working on the project. However, after the film was released and he had a chance to see it, he was astonished by the high quality of the film - that he had turned down a chance to be involved in that project was one of the great regrets of his career. He immediately contacted Oshima to express both his congratulations and regrets. He insisted that Oshima choose him to do the score for his next film regardless of what it would be. It was for this reason that Takemitsu did the score for Ai no borei (In the Realm of Passion). Unfortunately, Takemitsu was not so impressed with Ai no borei and working on it only deepened his regret about Ai no korrida. Takemitsu found the score used for Ai no korrida to be competent but average and felt that had he worked on the project that he might have been inspired to do one of his finest works. It is quite likely that the organizers of the event recorded Takemitsu?s lecture and discussion, but whether it still exists is unknown to me. Paul Berry Kyoto * Quote messages from < "Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan" > : It won't add much to your research, but Takemitsu composed the music (and gave us a lovely interview, as did Teshigahara) for our film on Japanese gardens, "Dream Window." You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWcmuk2tN7M&t=151s John Junkerman On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:03 AM, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan wrote: Thank you very much, Roger, for the information. I am interested by Takemitsu. I am still writing a book about Teshigahara Hiroshi and the importance of Takemitsu's scores in meaning of the movies. I didn' succed today to hearing BBC radio but I'll try again nextBest, Jacline 2018-02-05 1:32 GMT+01:00 Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan : It may interest some on KineJapan that Takemitsu T?ru is 'Composer of the Week' on BBC Radio 3 at noon, GMT, Monday to Friday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qdlcs They are usually available to play for 28 days. 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I am still writing a book about Teshigahara Hiroshi and the > importance of Takemitsu's scores in meaning of the movies. I didn' succed > today to hearing BBC radio but I'll try again next > Best, > Jacline > > 2018-02-05 1:32 GMT+01:00 Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan < > kinejapan at lists.osu.edu>: > >> It may interest some on KineJapan that Takemitsu T?ru is 'Composer of the >> Week' on BBC Radio 3 at noon, GMT, Monday to Friday. >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qdlcs >> They are usually available to play for 28 days. 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I didn' succed today to hearing BBC radio but I'll try again next Best, Jacline 2018-02-05 1:32 GMT+01:00 Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan < kinejapan at lists.osu.edu>: > It may interest some on KineJapan that Takemitsu T?ru is 'Composer of the > Week' on BBC Radio 3 at noon, GMT, Monday to Friday. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qdlcs > They are usually available to play for 28 days. I can't say for sure about > accessibility outside the U.K. > best, > Roger > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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BEST: 1) Yozora wa itsudemo saiko mitsudo no aoiro da (Ishii Yuya) 2) Osanako warera ni umare (Mishima Yukiko) 3) Bangkok Nights (Tomita Katsuya) 4) Kanojo no jinsei wa machigai ja nai (Hiroki Ryuichi) 4) Aa, koya (Kishi Yoshiyuki) 6) Zen to Hone (Nishimura Takahiro) 7) Sanpo suru shinryakusha (Kurosawa Kiyoshi) 7) Okuda Tamio ni naritai boy to deau otoko subete kuruwaseru garu (One Hitoshi) 7) Ernesto (Sakamoto Junji) 10) Tsuki to kaminari (Ando Hiroshi) WORST 1) Sandome no satsujin (Koreeda Hirokazu) 2) Sekigahara (Harada Masato) 2) Aa, koya (Kishi Yoshiyuki) 4) Kanojo no jinsei wa machigai ja nai (Hiroki Ryuichi) 5) Hagane no renkinjitsu (Sori Fumihiko) https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/266889 Aaron Gerow Professor Film and Media Studies Program/East Asian Languages and Literatures Yale University 320 York Street, Room 311 PO Box 208324 New Haven, CT 06520-8324 USA Phone: 1-203-432-7082 Fax: 1-203-432-6729 e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu website: www.aarongerow.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan From kinejapan at lists.osu.edu Thu Feb 1 14:45:04 2018 From: kinejapan at lists.osu.edu (Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via KineJapan) Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 14:45:04 -0500 Subject: [KineJapan] an Impossible Quest Message-ID: I?m wondering if anyone has any leads on where I could purchase the following DVDs for my Duke Univ. ?Emerging Modern Japanese History? course: TAKEKURABE (Gosho) SHITAMACHI (Chiba) GAN (Toyoda) MACARTHUR?S CHILDREN (Shinoda) With or without subtitles. Thanks, Linda Ehrlich linda.ehrlich at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan