[KineJapan] New Hara Film

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Roger's review is very interesting to me. He picks up on an aspect of the
Minamata, Sanrizuka and 311 films that rarely draws comment: that you
actually learn little about the background and details of the controversies
and scandals, while the focus is on more intimate and emotional stories of
communities of victims. I've often wondered the degree to which this is a
choice to construct a documentary built on implication (in opposition to
TV's documentary of explanation), or a mere assumption that the audience
already comes into the theater knowing what they need to know.

At least what's interesting here is that it's not just Hara's film.

Markus



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*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*


On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 6:56 AM, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum via
KineJapan <kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Apologies for jumping back to an old thread but, if anyone's interested,
> my review of 'Sennan Asbestos Disaster' for the Japan Society of the UK is
> now up here
> https://www.japansociety.org.uk/44376/sennan-asbestos-disaster/
> Roger
> macyroger at yahoo.co.uk
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> On Thursday, 1 March 2018, 05:58:27 GMT, Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum
> via KineJapan <kinejapan at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
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> There's a new Hara Kazuo film out. He's been working on it forever. So
> far, it's shown a several festivals and to much praise....especially by
> audiences, which have given him "audiences prizes" at Yamagata and Filmex.
> I heard he's very frustrated the juries are snubbing him. But this is not
> the usual Hara film. It's sedate in comparison and extremely long.
>
> But I like it. Definitely seek it out.
>
> *Today Mark Schilling published his review: *
>
> “I wanted to tell them ‘Are you joking? Stop it!'” Hara says. “I hate it
> when Japanese are praised for being so patient in a situation like that. In
> the film I clearly criticize Japanese who are like that. I mean, I love
> them but we ought to detest those who call someone like Shiozaki a ‘nice
> guy.’ That’s the message of the film.
>
> “If we don’t, we’ll never have real peace in this country. The willingness
> of the Japanese to forgive the powerful is a danger to our democracy. You
> don’t forgive them. But Japanese people are indifferent to that.”
>
> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/28/films/
> kazuo-hara-returns-form-documentary-filmmaker-sennan-asbestos-disaster/#.
> WpeTvmamM1J
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> Mark also published a review for Sunny/32 with the provocative headline, "If
> idol-pop and ‘Saw’ were to have a baby, this may be it."
>
> https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/28/films/film-
> reviews/sunny-32-idol-pop-saw-baby-may/#.WpeTw2amM1J
>
> Markus
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> Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, Department of Asian Languages and
> Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design
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> *6348 North Quad*
> *105 S. State Street*
> *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285*
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