[KineJapan] RIP: Uplink in Shibuya

Thu Apr 22 09:21:18 EDT 2021

Yes, they apologize at the end of the press release. I did wonder if that
affected their bottom line.

At the same time, udagawa-cho rent must be something else for a micro
theater.

Markus

On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 3:34 AM shayne bowden via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> I knew they were (obviously) suffering financially but there were also
> very public accusations regarding the power harassment/abuse of employees
> at Uplink which made the news last year.
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> >   2. RIP: Uplink in Shibuya (Markus Nornes)
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> > From: JUNKO YAMAZAKI <junkoyam16 at ucla.edu>
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> > Subject: [KineJapan] Zoom event on 4/26: "Japan for (New) Media
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> > Hello everyone,
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> > I'm writing to invite you to the roundtable discussion "Japan for (New)
> > Media Studies," which will take place on Monday, April 26 from 5-6:30 pm
> > PDT.
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> > I hope to see many of you there!
> >
> > Best wishes,
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> > Junko
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> > *UCLA Terasaki Center Junior Faculty Roundtable Series Part 4:*
> >
> > *Japan for (New) Media Studies*
> >
> > *Monday, April 26 *
> > *5-6:30 pm (PDT)*
> > Registeration link:
> > https://ucla.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tqeiK0_9TXi7s3EJkictZA
> >
> > Japanese cinema once played a rather unusual and significant role in the
> > transformation of film theory and criticism in the 1960s and 70s, shaping
> > the nascent discipline of English-language academic film studies. In our
> > current diverse and globalizing media environment, Japan continues to be
> a
> > productive site of various forms of modern technological media practices
> > and scholarly engagement with them. This roundtable brings together
> > scholars working on television, radio, and related audiovisual cultures
> in
> > the humanities tradition to share their insights on the ways in which
> Japan
> > remains relevant and vital to today?s media studies.
> >
> > *Speakers:*
> > Hannah Airriess (University of Indiana, Bloomington)
> > Alex Murphy (University of Chicago)
> > Yuki Nakayama (University of Michigan)
> > Hideto Tsuboi (International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
> > Alexander Zahlten (Harvard University)
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> > Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2021 01:29:55 -0600
> > From: Markus Nornes <nornes at umich.edu>
> > To: Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
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> > Whoa, I hope this isn?t a bellwether.
> >
> > Uplink is closing because of Corona. They?ll keep the outposts in
> Kichijoji
> > and Kyoto.
> >
> > Markus
> >
> > https://www.uplink.co.jp/news/2021/53583
> >
> >
> > ???????????2021?5?20???????????
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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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*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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