[KineJapan] Obayashi rip.

Sat Apr 11 17:54:11 EDT 2020

Dear all,

I saw his latest movie as part of the IFFR.

You can feel his urgency at every step of the way. He needed to makes this
movie before his death. He needed to make this final statement, this final
plea with cinema for world peace.

I was shocked by his death as well. I wrote something myself to honour him
- it is by far not the level of Mr. Schilling's wonderful piece:
https://psychocinematography.com/2020/04/11/atom-bombs-and-world-peace-obayashi-nobuhiko-1938-2020/

Op zo 12 apr. 2020 03:29 schreef <kinejapan-request at mailman.yale.edu>:

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> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:55:31 -0400
> From: "William C. Thompson" <wct1 at columbia.edu>
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> Marcus,
>
> Per your Hollywood Reporter link, *Labyrinth of Cinema *was featured in a
> special presentation at the TIFF last year, so some KJers should have seen
> it:
>
> *Labyrinth of Cinema* had been scheduled to be released in Japan on the day
> of his death. The date has been pushed back because of the coronavirus
> pandemic, which has closed theaters.
>
> "Director Obayashi fought his sickness to the day of the scheduled release
> of his film. Rest in peace, director Obayashi, you who loved films so much
> you kept on making them," the announcement said.
>
> The film was showcased at the Tokyo International Film Festival last year,
> which honored him as a "cinematic magician" and screened several of his
> other works.
>
>
>
> Bill
>
> On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 11:46 AM Markus Nornes via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> > Oops. Don?t know how I missed that. I?m glad to hear Aaron will write
> > more.  Not to put pressure on him (!), but I know he made a concerted
> > effort to seek out and systematically watch every Obayashi film he could
> > get his hands on before the Yale event. He has many interesting things to
> > say about them and the visit to New Haven.
> >
> > Has anyone seen the new film?  There were surely previews before the
> > postponement...
> >
> > Markus
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 9:54 AM Alexander Jacoby <
> > alexanderjacoby at brookes.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Markus,
> >>
> >> Aaron had actually announced this yesterday; perhaps it somehow slipped
> >> out of your inbox. In case that happened to others too, his message
> read as
> >> follows:
> >>
> >>
> >> "Very sad to hear of the passing of the great film director Obayashi
> >> Nobuhiko, whom I've welcomed to Yale and my house. His new film, Umibe
> no
> >> eigakan, was about to hit theaters, but was delayed because of the
> >> coronavirus crisis.
> >>
> >> I will write more about this later, but I offer his family, who were so
> >> kind to us, our deepest condolences."
> >>
> >> https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202004110000014.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Although I never myself met Obayashi personally, it is very sad news.
> >> There are many engaging films in his output, and they convey a sense of
> an
> >> agreeable personality behind them.
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ALEX
> >>
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> > *Markus Nornes*
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> Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 14:29:02 -0400
> From: Linda Ehrlich <linda.ehrlich at gmail.com>
> To: mekerpan at kerpan.com,  Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum
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> an interesting question Michael. I'll ask the editor.
> They're easy to communicate with, but I'm finding the shipping very slow. I
> hope it's just these odd times.
> June 6 is Kore-eda's birthday.
>
> Stay well.
> Linda E.
>
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> Braided Narrative <http://braidednarrative.com>
> Amazon Author Page <http://www.amazon.com/Linda-C.-Ehrlich/e/B00E6K8JTO>
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> On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 6:59 PM Michael Kerpan via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
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> > I assume the one-day June 9 deal is based strictly on UK time.  I will
> > have to make an entry on Google calendar -- I'd hate to miss this
> bargain.
> > ;-)
> >
> > Michael Kerpan
> > Boston
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 6:14 PM Gerow Aaron via KineJapan <
> > kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Linda Ehrlich has sent me this notice about a new release of her book on
> >> Koreeda Hirokazu, now with color images.
> >>
> >> Palgrave is offering discounts:
> >>
> >> Special offer / Get 20% off the printed book or eBook!
> >> Use the following token on palgrave.com:
> >> khQmNFPwTTAkSd3 / Valid Apr 19, 2020 ? May 17, 2020
> >> Palgrave Daily Deal offer / Get the eBook for ? 9,99 / ? 9,99/ $9.99!
> >> Offer valid on palgrave.com only on Jun 6, 2020
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Linda Ehrlich
> >> linda.ehrlich at gmail.com
> >> braidednarrative.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
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