[KineJapan] More problems for Shusenjo

Markus Nornes nornes at umich.edu
Tue Oct 29 14:54:34 EDT 2019


Kawasaki is holding an open mic event on freedom of speech. Good for them.

M

オープンマイクイベント『しんゆり映画祭で表現の自由を問う』開催します。
◆日時:10/30(水)18:30開場 19:00開始 21:00終了予定
◆場所 川崎市アートセンター3階
◆参加費無料 事前予約不要
◆呼びかけ人
大澤一生(配給会社ノンデライコ代表)、纐纈あや(「ある精肉店のはなし」監督)



On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:58 PM Jeremy Harley via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> And it's all bound up together, right? There are few moments like this
> one <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJtcutS7nT0&has_verified=1>at our
> protest in Sept 2011 where right wingers are yelling "arrest them! (and
> later "kill them!") upon which the police arrest people, but it kind of
> encapsulates the reality, no?
>
> Jeremy
>
> On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 11:21 AM Takenaka, Akiko via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>
>> This reminds me of the stuff that Peace Osaka went through before they
>> were forced to “renew” their exhibit a few years ago. Many years ago, I
>> interviewed people at the Kawasaki City Museum who were in charge of the
>> exhibits—it seemed like most of them thought of themselves as activists who
>> needed to really get the ordinary people’s war experience out there. But
>> given what happened to Peace Osaka, I can understand their fear.
>>
>> --
>> Akiko Takenaka, Ph.D.
>> Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair
>>
>> Department of History
>> University of Kentucky
>> 1733 Patterson Office Tower
>> Lexington, KY 40506
>> a.takenaka at uky.edu
>> https://history.as.uky.edu/users/ata225
>>
>> On Oct 28, 2019, at 9:58 PM, Jeremy Harley via KineJapan <
>> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>>
>> The women who answered the phone (apologies for not getting her name,
>> calling people like this is not remotely my strong suit and I got nervous
>> and forgot to ask) mentioned many things, and I would heartily ask everyone
>> to call them and let them know what you think--->044-953-7652
>>
>> The background to what she said is quite possibly what Markus writes, but
>> one point she made was that as opposed to Image Forum or all the
>> independent screenings of the film, since tax money was involved they
>> thought they were particularly 狙われやすい (I guess I would translate this as
>> "more likely to be targeted", although there are other ways to interpret
>> it).
>> Right-wingers in Japan can be really f**ing scary, I can vouch for
>> people's genuine fear in these situations, and I have activist friends who
>> volunteer as guards at screenings of films like these.
>>
>> Again, presumably there was pressure from many places.
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 10:12 AM Jeremy Harley <jeremyharley at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I see.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 10:04 AM Markus Nornes <nornes at umich.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> They are concerned about problems at the screening? I mean, it's still
>>>> showing at Image Forum for months. If someone was going to burn the theater
>>>> down it'd be an empty lot by now. This stinks of political interference—at
>>>> least sponsors expressing enough concern that the festival organizers fear
>>>> for their funding down the road.
>>>>
>>>> Markus
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> *Markus Nornes*
>>>> *Professor of Asian Cinema*
>>>> Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian
>>>> Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design
>>>>
>>>> *Department of Film, Television and Media*
>>>> *6348 North Quad*
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 8:50 PM Jeremy Harley <jeremyharley at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We should call them. I will call later today, but what's the best
>>>>> question to ask, I wonder. The director blames concerns of Kawasaki City in
>>>>> the statement you posted. So would the question be to ask Kawasaki City why
>>>>> they couldn't work with the police to provide some degree of protection for
>>>>> the citizens working on the festival?
>>>>> What's the solution in these situations? Presumably they are genuinely
>>>>> afraid.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jeremy Harley
>>>>> Mabashi Wonderland Movie Festival
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 5:59 AM Markus Nornes via KineJapan <
>>>>> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Miki Dezaki's film just got pulled, Aichi Trienalle Style, from a
>>>>>> small film festival in Kawasaki. Disgusting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/10/4ea093c14799-japan-film-festival-decides-not-to-show-comfort-women-movie.html?fbclid=IwAR0QO_OFQgc00DMQojyPnSQDuZjk8W4LfRXaonI64MYv-ZX_HLKWw6MUJkE
>>>>>> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenglish.kyodonews.net%2Fnews%2F2019%2F10%2F4ea093c14799-japan-film-festival-decides-not-to-show-comfort-women-movie.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0QO_OFQgc00DMQojyPnSQDuZjk8W4LfRXaonI64MYv-ZX_HLKWw6MUJkE&data=02%7C01%7Ca.takenaka%40uky.edu%7Cdf1af319a75a4077e43608d75c139a67%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637079111617608109&sdata=twfqgn%2FksF3BjxDq3GNBkYvOOpnvyRzfd66CFvf8AGM%3D&reserved=0>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wakamatsu Pro protested the action by pulling two of their films.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is the festival's. official statement:
>>>>>> https://www.main.siff.jp/release <cinema-uma at siff.jp>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Markus
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Markus Nornes*
>>>>>> *Professor of Asian Cinema*
>>>>>> Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian
>>>>>> Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Department of Film, Television and Media*
>>>>>> *6348 North Quad*
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>>>>>>
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*Professor of Asian Cinema*
Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages and
Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design

*Department of Film, Television and Media*
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