[KineJapan] Kawase Watch

[Earl Jackson]

Dear David,
  I am glad that Kawase was gracious with you, David, and again - I don't
detail what I observed in Seoul publicly. Moreover, I believe everyone can
grow, mature, and change and perhaps Kawase has done that. The behavior I
mention was not hearsay or an unfortunately encounter with one person or a
small group. It was extensive and in front of a packed audience there to
see her and a respected feminist film maker and  scholar on stage to engage
in a conversation. In any event, I hope that she has progressed beyond what
she did in Korea that time. I also never intended to bring this up in a
forum like this, the reports of what she did now triggered me, but in
retrospect I think I should have been more restrained here. I definitely
also do not want to be piling up on anyone.
Earl Jackson
Chair Professor
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Asia University
Professor Emeritus
National Chiao Tung University
Associate Professor Emeritus
University of California, Santa Cruz


On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 11:46 AM Desser, David M via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> I interviewed her via GoToMeeting last summer for a small seminar.  She
> was gracious, charming, modest and sweet.
> Don't know why she's gotten such a bad rap from y'all, including my good
> pal, Earl.
>
> David
>
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> *From:* KineJapan <kinejapan-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Maria
> Jose Gonzalez via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Sent:* Saturday, June 5, 2021 8:07 PM
> *To:* Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Cc:* Maria Jose Gonzalez <tkarsavina at yahoo.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [KineJapan] Kawase Watch
>
> Finally the real Kawase reaches the general public...
>
> When she started getting some attention with her work, I read some
> interviews/ watched her speak somewhere and that was the end of Kawase for
> me and thus have never seen any of her films, possibly to my detriment, I
> know, but considering how much there is to watch, I'd rather spend my time
> with directors less arrogant and full of themselves as her.
> I didn't watch the programme but read the various news reports and her
> total lack of consideration and empathy was truly shocking.
> In fact, she sort of blamed the people for the ongoing pandemic situation.
> Somebody should have reminded her that -sadly- all the people in Ginza and
> the like are the ones being forced to keep this Olympics nightmare afloat
> together with the capital's economy so that she can get her millions for
> the documentary, in the end, a paid job for the LDP government, let's not
> forget.
> A more conscientious director would have resigned months ago.
>
> María José González
> Kwansei Gakuin University
> Nishinomiya, Japan
> On Sunday, 6 June 2021, 09:03:18 AM GMT+9, Earl Jackson via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>
>
> I won't go into detail here, but I've often spoken privately about
> Kawase's shocking behavior in Seoul when she had been hosted with lavish
> care and attention.It really affected the way I've seen her films
> thereafter, although I know that's unfair. But her views on the Olympics
> during COVID brought that behavior back to me like a bad acid trip.
> best
> ej
> Earl Jackson
> Chair Professor
> Foreign Languages and Literatures
> Asia University
> Professor Emeritus
> National Chiao Tung University
> Associate Professor Emeritus
> University of California, Santa Cruz
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 10:37 PM Markus Nornes via KineJapan <
> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
>
> Kawase Naomi has been making news recently.
>
> Appearing on a talk show called *Sukkiri *to talk about the Olympics*,* she
> said (basically), "A high jumper can jump 3 centimeters higher with a
> crowd." While it appears she didn't land on a firm stance, her opinion
> seemed pretty clear when she pointed out that she went from Nara to a
> crowded Ginza and asserted people are going to get infected one way or
> another. I guess it's OK if a few people get sick, maybe someone dies, if
> you can make your documentary. I cringe to think how her film will deal
> with the pandemic. The Olympics are such a soul-sucking racket.
>
> In other news, Kawase became the president of the women's basketball
> association in Japan.
>
> Markus
>
>
>
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