[KineJapan] 100 years of Kinema Junpō

[Alexander Jacoby]

So is Sight and Sound then the oldest continuously published film Magazine?

ALEX


On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 at 15:18, Markus Nornes via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> Sight and Sound is most definitely not the world's oldest film magazine.
> Box Office, American Cinematographer and Hollywood Reporter all started up
> in the late silent era.
>
> The oldest film magazine is Variety, which started up in 1905. Billboard
> is older, late 1800s; it covered all kinds of entertainment, including
> cinema. I remember hearing that it shifted to music when Variety proved
> stiff competition for motion picture coverage.
>
> Playbill is also old—1800s?—and I wonder if they covered film at all. I've
> never looked.
>
> I wonder about publications in other languages. There must be some older
> than Sight and Sound......
>
> In any case, that Kinema Junpo could sustain publication for a century
> speaks to the incredible vibrancy of Japanese film history!  Pretty amazing
> when you think about it.
>
> Someone could write a book about it. But I now Yuki Nakayama is writing on
> a smaller chunk. Yuki?
>
> Markus
>
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> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 10:48 PM Roger Macy via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>
>> Not sure, but I know one that is *not* 100 years old. The BFI put out a
>> press release on the 7th June that 'Sight and Sound' was "the world's
>> oldest film magazine". I emailed straight back, copying Nick James, saying
>> ""Launched in 1932, *Sight & Sound* is the world’s oldest film magazine"
>> I don't think so!
>> Even Kinema Junpo, launched in 1919, only claims to be Japan's oldest
>> film magazine."
>>
>> I never heard back and they didn't correct.
>> R.
>>
>> On Thursday, 11 July 2019, 13:14:28 BST, Gerow Aaron via KineJapan <
>> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes, it is. Does anyone know of other film magazines still in publication
>> that are 100 years old?
>>
>> KineJun is not a “pure” 100 years old, since it stopped publication
>> several times. First, during the war, after having to change its name to
>> Eiga junpo. It began again under its original name in March 1946, but
>> stopped again in April 1950, only to start again in November 1950. It has
>> been continually publishing since then.
>>
>> It is important to talk about KineJun’s flaws, but it is also important
>> to remember that KineJun has had many existences, especially under
>> different editors. In the mid-1990s, for instance, KineJun was actually
>> publishing a number of pieces that bordered on the academic. (That is less
>> so these days). Somebody should try to do a history of KineJun.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>> 2019/07/11 午前8:36、matteo boscarol via KineJapan <
>> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>のメール:
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> The first number of Kinema Junpō was published on this day (July 11th) in
>> 1919. Regardless of its flaws, I think it’s quite an accomplishment.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Matteo Boscarol
>> ボスカロル マッテオ
>> 記憶ただ陽炎のゆらめき
>> - Documentary in Japan and Asia
>> http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com
>> - Film writer for Il Manifesto
>> http://ilmanifesto.it
>>
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