[KineJapan] More problems for Shusenjo

Tue Oct 29 14:57:22 EDT 2019

Here is a more detailed announcement.

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On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 2:54 PM Markus Nornes <nornes at umich.edu> wrote:

> Kawasaki is holding an open mic event on freedom of speech. Good for them.
>
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> 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*
>>>>> *105 S. State Street
>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/105+S.+State+Street+%0D%0A+Ann+Arbor,+MI+48109?entry=gmail&source=g>*
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/105+S.+State+Street+%0D%0A+Ann+Arbor,+MI+48109?entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>>> *Ann Arbor, MI 48109
>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/105+S.+State+Street+%0D%0A+Ann+Arbor,+MI+48109?entry=gmail&source=g>-1285*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---
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>>>>>>> *Markus Nornes*
>>>>>>> *Professor of Asian Cinema*
>>>>>>> Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian
>>>>>>> Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design
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>>>>>>> *6348 North Quad*
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> --
> ---
>
> *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*
> *105 S. State Street*
> *Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285*
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> --
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*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*
*105 S. State Street*
*Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285*
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