From daisyyandu at uwalumni.com Wed Oct 2 04:04:22 2024 From: daisyyandu at uwalumni.com (Daisy Yan Du) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 16:04:22 +0800 Subject: [KineJapan] multiple faculty positions (AI, digital, computer media/arts) at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Message-ID: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has announced the following new positions: *(1) Faculty Positions at All Ranks in the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology* The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology envisions being a leading cross-disciplinary center where technology, art, and humanities converge to foster innovative and impactful environments, talents, and works that shape the future world. We especially encourage applicants for faculty positions at all ranks (Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor) who have proven experience in research and teaching of the following focus areas: - Machine-assisted Art Practice (visual, sound, performing, installation, cinematic arts, etc.); - Critical Studies on Arts and Machine Creativity (art history, media theory, philosophy of technology, etc.); and/or - Art Management (managerial, legal, and business topics related to AI arts, NFT, etc.). Preferences will be given to candidates with research experience in fusing new technologies (e.g., generative AI) with arts. Appointees are expected to (i) teach art-related courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, (ii) develop a vigorous research program in their areas of interest, and (iii) provide service to the Division/Academy/University governance and professional communities. Applicants should have a PhD degree in art, design, or other related fields by the time of employment. The candidates should have a strong research record of publications and/or creative works (e.g., performances, exhibitions, productions, etc.) in one of the Division?s focus areas of research and teaching and a demonstrated ability to work in interdisciplinary teams. Candidates to be considered for the rank of Associate Professor and above should have proven teaching and advising experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and evidence of securing research funding. Depending on the candidate?s areas of expertise, a joint appointment between the AMC and a relevant academic Department/Division may be assigned. More information about the Division is available here . Applicants with questions may write to facsearchamc at ust.hk. Salary is highly competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits, including annual leave, medical and dental benefits, and housing benefits, will be provided where applicable. Initial appointment at Assistant Professor/Associate Professor rank will normally be made on a 3-year contract. A gratuity will be payable upon successful completion of the contract. Appointment at Professor rank will be on a substantive (tenure) basis. *Application Procedure* Application including (i) full curriculum vitae; (ii) separate statements of research interests and teaching philosophy; (iii) a letter of interest summarizing your qualifications, areas of expertise, and career goals; (iv) contact information of three qualified referees and (v) five representative research papers, should be submitted via the HKUST Recruitment System ( https://facrecruit.hkust.edu.hk/). Applicants should first sign up to create a personal account. Applications are accepted at any time and considered on a rolling basis. *(Information provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes. Applicants should read the **Personal Information Collection Statement* * before submission of application.)* *(2) Teaching-Track Faculty Positions in the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology* The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology envisions being a leading cross-disciplinary center where technology, art, and humanities converge to foster innovative and impactful environments, talents, and works that shape the future world. Applicants should have a master?s or PhD degree in a related field and at least two years of teaching experience. Appointees are expected to develop and teach art-related courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. We value applicants who can demonstrate their enthusiasm and passion in education and promotion of - Machine-assisted Art Practice (visual, sound, performing, installation, cinematic arts, etc.); - Critical Studies on Arts and Machine Creativity (art history, media theory, philosophy of technology, etc.); and/or - Art Management (managerial, legal, and business topics related to AI arts, NFT, etc.). Preferences will be given to candidates with teaching and/or research experience in fusing new technologies (e.g., generative AI) with arts. (Duration: 2 or 3 years) Depending on the candidate?s areas of expertise, a joint appointment between the AMC and a relevant academic Department/Division may be assigned. More information about the Division is available here . Applicants with questions may write to facsearchamc at ust.hk. Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits including annual leave, medical and dental benefits will be provided. Housing benefits will also be provided where applicable. A gratuity will be payable upon successful completion of contract. *Application Procedure* Application including (i) a full curriculum vitae; (ii) a statement of teaching; (iii) past teaching records (if applicable) and (iv) three reference letters should be submitted via the HKUST Recruitment System ( https://facrecruit.hkust.edu.hk/). Applicants should first sign up to create a personal account. Applications are accepted at any time and considered on a rolling basis. *(Information provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes. Applicants should read the **Personal Information Collection Statement* * before submission of application.)* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The matter is further complicated by the fact that one of the lead actors is also a Yoshio [Harada], making English-language Google searches ambiguous, and I haven't yet found a Japanese-language plot summary that mentions the character Yoshio by name so don't know what kanji are used for him! Any help gratefully received! Best, ALEX JACOBY (Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Oxford Brookes University) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azahlten at fas.harvard.edu Wed Oct 2 09:19:33 2024 From: azahlten at fas.harvard.edu (Zahlten, Alexander) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2024 13:19:33 +0000 Subject: [KineJapan] Kinema Club conference date question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, Hopefully everyone is well. I?m writing to ask if anyone is planning Kinema Club events next year (and if so, when). The reason is that Yuka Kanno and I are planning an event in Kyoto in early August (a hot time of year, we know?) ? more on the theme and format soon. The other is that with Nippon Connection?s 25th edition is coming up next year (May 27-June 1), and I thought it would be a good opportunity for a more informal ?future of the field / what is everyone working on right now? kind of workshop ? with of course the opportunity to catch up on film from Japan and meet some of the (if it is anything like last year) well over 100 filmmakers from Japan in attendance. However, two Kinema Clubs in a year is a lot and these KC?s shouldn?t monopolize the year or intrude on others? plans. Is anyone else planning something, either at these times or otherwise? It would be great to coordinate! All best, Alex ???????? 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Best wishes, Till -- Dr. Till Weing?rtner Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies University College Cork School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department of Asian Studies O'Rahilly Building, Room 3.29 Cork, Ireland Tel: +353 21 4902410 till.weingartner at ucc.ie Independent Thinking, Shared Ambition: UCC Strategic Plan 2017-2022 Watch University College Cork: River of Life Machnamh Neamhsple?ch, Comh-Mhian: Col?iste na hOllscoile Corcaigh Plean Strait?iseach 2017-2022 F?ach Col?iste na hOllscoile Corcaigh: Abha na Beatha ________________________________ From: KineJapan on behalf of Alexander Jacoby via KineJapan Sent: 02 October 2024 13:06 To: Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum Cc: Alexander Jacoby Subject: [KineJapan] Yoshio in Aruitemo aruitemo [EXTERNAL] This email was sent from outside of UCC. Dear all, Can anyone name the actor who plays Yoshio in Koreeda's Aruitemo aruitemo / Still Walking? It's a small but vital role - the boy who elder son Junpei saved at the cost of his own life. In the film, where he features in one scene around the halfway mark (starting 58 minutes in), he has become a lumpish and unprepossessing 25-year-old. No copy of the cast list I've found online in English or Japanese seems to include him. The minor cast members are listed but not associated with characters and none that I've Googled seem the right age. The end credits in the film list the actors only, not the character names. The matter is further complicated by the fact that one of the lead actors is also a Yoshio [Harada], making English-language Google searches ambiguous, and I haven't yet found a Japanese-language plot summary that mentions the character Yoshio by name so don't know what kanji are used for him! Any help gratefully received! 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She says the actor playing Yoshiko is Taguchi Tomoya ????. > Best wishes, > Till > > -- > > Dr. Till Weing?rtner > > Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies > > > University College Cork > > School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures > > Department of Asian Studies > > O'Rahilly Building, Room 3.29 > > Cork, Ireland > > > > Tel: +353 21 4902410 > till.weingartner at ucc.ie > > > *Independent Thinking, Shared Ambition*: UCC Strategic Plan 2017-2022 > > > Watch University College Cork: River of Life > > > > > *Machnamh Neamhsple?ch, Comh-Mhian*: Col?iste na hOllscoile Corcaigh > Plean Strait?iseach 2017-2022 > > > F?ach Col?iste na hOllscoile Corcaigh: Abha na Beatha > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* KineJapan on behalf of > Alexander Jacoby via KineJapan > *Sent:* 02 October 2024 13:06 > *To:* Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum > *Cc:* Alexander Jacoby > *Subject:* [KineJapan] Yoshio in Aruitemo aruitemo > > > *[EXTERNAL] *This email was sent from outside of UCC. > Dear all, > > Can anyone name the actor who plays Yoshio in Koreeda's Aruitemo aruitemo > / Still Walking? It's a small but vital role - the boy who elder son Junpei > saved at the cost of his own life. In the film, where he features in one > scene around the halfway mark (starting 58 minutes in), he has become a > lumpish and unprepossessing 25-year-old. > > No copy of the cast list I've found online in English or Japanese seems to > include him. The minor cast members are listed but not associated with > characters and none that I've Googled seem the right age. The end credits > in the film list the actors only, not the character names. The matter is > further complicated by the fact that one of the lead actors is also a > Yoshio [Harada], making English-language Google searches ambiguous, and I > haven't yet found a Japanese-language plot summary that mentions the > character Yoshio by name so don't know what kanji are used for him! > > Any help gratefully received! > > Best, > > > ALEX JACOBY > (Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Oxford Brookes University) > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron.gerow at yale.edu Sat Oct 5 22:00:31 2024 From: aaron.gerow at yale.edu (Aaron Gerow) Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2024 22:00:31 -0400 Subject: [KineJapan] Asadora Tora ni tsubasa Message-ID: <6F9F5D99-E157-4348-9913-DD53BCDE1DCD@yale.edu> The Asadora Tora ni Tsubasa (aka The Tiger and Her Wings) ended last week. Some are calling it the best Asadora ever, and one FB friend declared it was the best production this year, be it TV drama, film, or theatrical play. Based on the life of Mibuchi Yoshiko, one of Japan?s first female lawyers, it was a resolutely feminist work (by Japanese TV standards) arguing not only for gender equality, but also criticizing legal definitions of family based in patriarchy (such as parricide laws and the requirement husband and wife share the same surname). Written by Yoshida Erika, it unabashedly supported the postwar constitution, including some sections the LDP wants to get rid of (even though it didn?t get into Article 9). It also took up a range of other issues such as zainichi Koreans, gay marriage, cross dressing, and transgender rights, as well as some of the darker episodes in postwar legal history such as the Blue Purge. Its weak point was, as with many Asadora (with the notable exception of Carnation), the war and the question of war responsibility. Ito Sairi was splendid and was probably born to play a character like Tora. One could complain the drama is a bit too positive in the end, but that is a result of both the Asadora slot and the character of Tora. Notable for me was the direction, which did quite original things with space and peripheral characters to emphasize this is not just the tale of a special character but a general problem. The next Asadora, Omusubi, has started and it really pales in comparison. Aaron Gerow Alfred W. Griswold Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures and Film and Media Studies Chair, East Asian Languages and Literatures Yale University 320 York Street, Room 108 PO Box 208201 New Haven, CT 06520-8201 USA Phone: 1-203-432-7082 Fax: 1-203-432-6729 e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu website: www.aarongerow.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron.gerow at yale.edu Fri Oct 11 21:40:35 2024 From: aaron.gerow at yale.edu (Aaron Gerow) Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:40:35 -0400 Subject: [KineJapan] Shirai Yoshio Message-ID: <89964A4F-FC9C-45FF-9AB3-82586E184303@yale.edu> Sorry to hear of the passing of the great film critic Shirai Yoshio, who passed away on October 5 at the age of 92. Shirai-san penned many books, often focusing on the classical era of Japanese cinema, but he was also editor of Kinema Junpo for a while, until he was famously fired by the then-owner, who was a right-wing racketeer, for his left-leaning stance. His books include Nihon Eiga no honto no omoshirosa o gozonji desu ka? and Nihon Eiga ogon densetsu. He was a critic with a thorough understanding of the studio system and its cinema. When I came to Japan in 1992, a core part of my life was the Asagaya Eigamura, a monthly film screening run by Shirai-san. I lived in Ogikubo and Asagaya was not too far to walk. The screenings were held in a shogekijo near Minami Asagaya station. It was there I got to see many masterworks, including my first introduction to Kawashima Yuzo. I also got to meet and drink with wonderful guests such as Yoshimura Kozaburo and Saito Koichi, as well as make some friends, a few of whom I still communicate with today. For a while, Shirai-san would show Kinoshita Keisuke films and then have a post-screening phone conversation with Kinoshita, who was not well-enough to attend, but still talked quite lively for about an hour each time. After the screenings, tables were brought out and we could sit and drink with the guests. We young ones would always head out afterwards to eat and drink around Asagaya until dawn, with the Chinese restaurant Champion (run by a former boxer) always being on the list. One of Shirai-san?s projects was ?restoring? Inagaki Hiroshi?s wartime Muhomatsu no issho, a film that was cut by both wartime and Occupation era censors. He'd show the film and stop it whenever there was a scene that was cut and then actors would come out to read (not perform) the scene that was cut. His daughter Maki was an actor and often participated in this project. I showed Imamura Shohei's documentary Ore no Shimokita yesterday in class, which brought back memories of Asagaya. Now it's on DVD, but back then it wasn't available. Someone snuck it out of some company office and secretly showed it to us at Asagaya Eigamura because it is Imamura's homage to Kawashima. It?s one of my cherished memories of the place. I learned much and met so many people at Asagaya. R.I.P. Shirai-san. Aaron Gerow Alfred W. Griswold Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures and Film and Media Studies Chair, East Asian Languages and Literatures Yale University 320 York Street, Room 108 PO Box 208201 New Haven, CT 06520-8201 USA Phone: 1-203-432-7082 Fax: 1-203-432-6729 e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu website: www.aarongerow.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nornes at umich.edu Fri Oct 11 22:00:55 2024 From: nornes at umich.edu (Markus Nornes) Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:00:55 -0600 Subject: [KineJapan] Shirai Yoshio In-Reply-To: <89964A4F-FC9C-45FF-9AB3-82586E184303@yale.edu> References: <89964A4F-FC9C-45FF-9AB3-82586E184303@yale.edu> Message-ID: I crossed paths with Shirai-san once in a while. He was very nice, and the Muhomatsu no issho screening strategy was very memorable. May he RIP. Markus On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 7:41?PM Aaron Gerow via KineJapan < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > Sorry to hear of the passing of the great film critic Shirai Yoshio, who > passed away on October 5 at the age of 92. > > Shirai-san penned many books, often focusing on the classical era of > Japanese cinema, but he was also editor of Kinema Junpo for a while, until > he was famously fired by the then-owner, who was a right-wing racketeer, > for his left-leaning stance. His books include Nihon Eiga no honto no > omoshirosa o gozonji desu ka? and Nihon Eiga ogon densetsu. He was a critic > with a thorough understanding of the studio system and its cinema. > > When I came to Japan in 1992, a core part of my life was the Asagaya > Eigamura, a monthly film screening run by Shirai-san. I lived in Ogikubo > and Asagaya was not too far to walk. The screenings were held in a > shogekijo near Minami Asagaya station. It was there I got to see many > masterworks, including my first introduction to Kawashima Yuzo. I also got > to meet and drink with wonderful guests such as Yoshimura Kozaburo and > Saito Koichi, as well as make some friends, a few of whom I still > communicate with today. For a while, Shirai-san would show Kinoshita > Keisuke films and then have a post-screening phone conversation with > Kinoshita, who was not well-enough to attend, but still talked quite lively > for about an hour each time. > > After the screenings, tables were brought out and we could sit and drink > with the guests. We young ones would always head out afterwards to eat and > drink around Asagaya until dawn, with the Chinese restaurant Champion (run > by a former boxer) always being on the list. > > One of Shirai-san?s projects was ?restoring? Inagaki Hiroshi?s wartime > Muhomatsu no issho, a film that was cut by both wartime and Occupation era > censors. He'd show the film and stop it whenever there was a scene that was > cut and then actors would come out to read (not perform) the scene that was > cut. His daughter Maki was an actor and often participated in this project. > > I showed Imamura Shohei's documentary Ore no Shimokita yesterday in class, > which brought back memories of Asagaya. Now it's on DVD, but back then it > wasn't available. Someone snuck it out of some company office and secretly > showed it to us at Asagaya Eigamura because it is Imamura's homage to > Kawashima. It?s one of my cherished memories of the place. > > I learned much and met so many people at Asagaya. R.I.P. Shirai-san. > > Aaron Gerow > Alfred W. Griswold Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures > and Film and Media Studies > Chair, East Asian Languages and Literatures > Yale University > 320 York Street, Room 108 > > PO Box 208201 > New Haven, CT 06520-8201 > USA > Phone: 1-203-432-7082 > Fax: 1-203-432-6729 > e-mail: aaron.gerow at yale.edu > website: www.aarongerow.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Research agendas may include such topics as digital film and television, digital art and media theories, video game studies, transmedia storytelling, network culture or social media studies. *Applicants should have a PhD degree in Media/Film studies. The successful candidate should demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching and show promise for publications with international impact. Prior publications, especially in leading journals, will be highly valued.* In addition to a master?s degree program in Chinese Culture and research postgraduate program at both master?s and doctoral levels under the broad arena of Humanities, the Division of Humanities offers general education courses for all undergraduates at HKUST. Together with the Division of Social Science, the Division of Humanities offers a multidisciplinary undergraduate major program of BSc in Global China Studies. Further information about the Division can be found at https://huma.hkust.edu.hk/. Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits including annual leave, medical and dental benefits will be provided. Housing benefits will also be provided where applicable. Initial appointment will normally be on a three-year contract, renewable subject to mutual agreement. A gratuity will be payable upon completion of contract. *Application Procedure * Applications should be sent via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/156617 with (i) a cover letter, including a statement of research and teaching; (ii) full CV; (iii) two writing samples of chapter/article length work, all in PDF format; and (iv) record of teaching performance and/or outlines of two proposed undergraduate courses. Three reference letters should be submitted via Interfolio. The Search and Appointments Committee of the Division will begin to review the applications from *15 November 2024*. 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URL: From daisyyandu at uwalumni.com Mon Oct 14 08:51:33 2024 From: daisyyandu at uwalumni.com (Daisy Yan Du) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:51:33 +0800 Subject: [KineJapan] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Digital Humanities in the Division of Humanities at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Message-ID: The Division of Humanities of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) invites applications for a tenure-track position in the discipline of *Digital Humanities* with an expected start date of July 2, 2025. The position is at the rank of Assistant Professor. Exceptional candidates at the Associate or Full Professor level will also be considered. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in AI applications in the humanities, dedicated to pioneering research and teaching in this dynamic area. The candidate is expected to: - Engage in cutting-edge research projects in Digital Humanities. - Develop and deliver innovative undergraduate and graduate courses in Digital Humanities and AI in the humanities. - Collaborate with faculty and departments across disciplines, including the newly established Division of Arts and Machine Creativity, to advance HKUST?s Digital Humanities initiative. *Applicants should have a PhD degree in a humanities discipline. The successful candidate should demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching and show promise for publications with international impact. Prior publications, especially in leading journals, will be highly valued. While the geographical area is open, a research focus on East Asia, South Asia, or Southeast Asia is preferred.* In addition to a master?s degree program in Chinese Culture and research postgraduate program at both master?s and doctoral levels under the broad arena of Humanities, the Division of Humanities offers general education courses for all undergraduates at HKUST. Together with the Division of Social Science, the Division of Humanities offers a multidisciplinary undergraduate major program of BSc in Global China Studies. Further information about the Division can be found at https://huma.hkust.edu.hk/. Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Fringe benefits including annual leave, medical and dental benefits will be provided. Housing benefits will also be provided where applicable. Initial appointment will normally be on a three-year contract, renewable subject to mutual agreement. A gratuity will be payable upon completion of contract. *Application Procedure * Applications should be sent via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/156616 with (i) a cover letter, including a statement of research and teaching; (ii) full CV; (iii) two writing samples of chapter/article length work, all in PDF format; (iv) up to three samples of digital humanities outputs in a single PDF file, with links to online content if applicable; (v) record of teaching performance and/or outlines of two proposed undergraduate courses. Three reference letters should be submitted via Interfolio. The Search and Appointments Committee of the Division will begin to review the applications from *15 November 2024*. The review process will continue until the position is filled. *(Information provided by applicants will be used for recruitment and other employment-related purposes. 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He will be most remembered for the Tsuribaka Nisshi series (FIshing Nut's Diary, 1988 - 2009). I like his collaboration with the director Yamada Yoji in Gakko (A Class to Remember, 1993). He was always himself, I would say, but he was very good at that. Rest in peace, and thanks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiyuki_Nishida https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Class_to_Remember -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron.gerow at yale.edu Fri Oct 18 20:30:25 2024 From: aaron.gerow at yale.edu (Aaron Gerow) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 20:30:25 -0400 Subject: [KineJapan] Nishida Toshiyuki (1947-2024) In-Reply-To: <880816326.304479.1729216305936@mail.yahoo.co.jp> References: <880816326.304479.1729216305936.ref@mail.yahoo.co.jp> <880816326.304479.1729216305936@mail.yahoo.co.jp> Message-ID: <974E2261-5A65-4512-9967-8241414B8BCB@yale.edu> Very sad to hear of his passing. Nishida quit Meiji University to become an actor and quickly became one of Japan's most versatile performers. He appeared on film and television, did drama and comedy, sang hit songs and hosted TV variety shows. To some he is most famous for starring in the long running Tsuri baka nisshi series and other Yamada Yoji films; to others, he was the star of four Taiga Dramas and appeared in nine more; to some, he was the MC of Knight Scoop, a popular late night variety show; and to yet others, he was the star of the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Kitano Takeshi fans remember him for his appearances in the Outrage films. He won many awards both as a serious actor and as a comedian, and was given the Order of the Rising Sun in 2018. He will sorely be missed. Aaron Gerow > 10/17/24 ??9:51?Schermann Susanne via KineJapan ????: > > The actor Nishida Toshiyuki passed away on October 17th, aged 76. > He will be most remembered for the Tsuribaka Nisshi series (FIshing Nut's Diary, 1988 - 2009). I like his collaboration with the director Yamada Yoji in Gakko (A Class to Remember, 1993). He was always himself, I would say, but he was very good at that. Rest in peace, and thanks > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiyuki_Nishida > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Class_to_Remember > > > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matteo.boscarol at gmail.com Fri Oct 18 20:36:11 2024 From: matteo.boscarol at gmail.com (matteoB) Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 09:36:11 +0900 Subject: [KineJapan] Nishida Toshiyuki (1947-2024) In-Reply-To: <974E2261-5A65-4512-9967-8241414B8BCB@yale.edu> References: <880816326.304479.1729216305936.ref@mail.yahoo.co.jp> <880816326.304479.1729216305936@mail.yahoo.co.jp> <974E2261-5A65-4512-9967-8241414B8BCB@yale.edu> Message-ID: His performance as a director in Morisaki Azuma's Location (1984), about a troupe shooting a pink film, is also worth mentioning On Sat, 19 Oct 2024, 09:30 Aaron Gerow via KineJapan, < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > Very sad to hear of his passing. > > Nishida quit Meiji University to become an actor and quickly became one of > Japan's most versatile performers. He appeared on film and television, did > drama and comedy, sang hit songs and hosted TV variety shows. To some he is > most famous for starring in the long running Tsuri baka nisshi series and > other Yamada Yoji films; to others, he was the star of four Taiga Dramas > and appeared in nine more; to some, he was the MC of Knight Scoop, a > popular late night variety show; and to yet others, he was the star of the > musical Fiddler on the Roof. Kitano Takeshi fans remember him for his > appearances in the Outrage films. He won many awards both as a serious > actor and as a comedian, and was given the Order of the Rising Sun in 2018. > He will sorely be missed. > > Aaron Gerow > > 10/17/24 ??9:51?Schermann Susanne via KineJapan < > kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>????: > > The actor Nishida Toshiyuki passed away on October 17th, aged 76. > He will be most remembered for the *Tsuribaka Nisshi* series (FIshing > Nut's Diary, 1988 - 2009). I like his collaboration with the director > Yamada Yoji in *Gakko* (A Class to Remember, 1993). He was always > himself, I would say, but he was very good at that. Rest in peace, and > thanks > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiyuki_Nishida > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Class_to_Remember > > > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron.gerow at yale.edu Wed Oct 23 22:37:17 2024 From: aaron.gerow at yale.edu (Aaron Gerow) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:37:17 -0400 Subject: [KineJapan] CFP: Asian Cinemas Encounter the Cold War Message-ID: <51F961CF-C08A-4622-9150-85F7214AA831@yale.edu> Posting for a friend: Call for Papers Proposals due Monday, December 2, 2024 Asian Cinemas Encounter the Cold War Friday, March 28, 2025 ? Saturday, March 29, 2025 FedEx Global Education Center, UNC-Chapel Hill The Cold War is more than a historical period following the end of the second World War and the collapse of the Soviet Union (1947 ? 1991) in which cultural production and related activities occurred. Marking the ideological and political divides between the U.S. and Western Europe and the Soviet and communist worlds, the Cold War created a space in which ideas and structures of feeling were embedded in cultural products as well as in activities that have lasted for decades across the globe. While the interconnections between the Cold War and cinema have long been the concern of European and American scholarship, for example Tony Shaw?s Hollywood Cold War (2007) and Rebecca Prime?s Hollywood Exiles in Europe: The Blacklist and Cold War Film Culture (2014), only recently has scholarship centering on Asian cinema and the Cold War emerged. In an effort to decenter scholarly focus on the Cold War and cinema from the West, scholars have presented complex accounts of the multiple interactions between Asian cinemas and the Cold War. Recent scholarship on the subject includes monographs, such as Sangjoon Lee?s Cinema and the Cultural Cold War: US Diplomacy and the Origins of the Asian Cinema Network (2020) and Masha Salazkina?s World Socialist Cinema: Alliances, Affinities, and Solidarities in the Global Cold War (2023), as well as edited collections, including Poshek Fu and Yip Man-Fung?s The Cold War and Asian Cinemas (2021) and Sangjoon Lee and Darlene Espena?s Remapping the Cold War in Asian Cinemas (2024). This scholarship not only broadens and deepens insights into the long-lasting impacts of the Cold War on Asian cinemas but also recognizes the cinematic activities that emerged from, related to, and responded to the Cold War from a variety of lesser-known and marginalized cinemas of the region. In a similar vein, this conference departs from the normative approach to Cold War perspectives centering on Europe and America. While echoing the efforts of redirecting attention to voices from Asian cinemas, we aim further to investigate the intersection and coexistence of Asian cinemas during and after the Cold War. In what ways can engaging with the Cold War and its aftermaths productively deepen our understanding of Asian cinemas beyond geopolitical borders? Can Asian cinemas be redefined in respect to their involvement with the geopolitics of the Cold War? How could cinema archive everyday life and at the same time be used as a political apparatus? How have Asian cinemas continued to be haunted by the Cold War? Can rethinking the Cold War help Asian cinemas make sense of their national culture and identity, or reconcile with war-related trauma and conflict given regional aspirations to join the global economy and leave the past behind? We welcome discussions and interventions addressing these questions across Asia, including East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and West Asia. Possible topics in relation to Asian film, media, and (Cold) War may include, but are not limited to: ? Aesthetics, poetics and politics ? Narrative, genre, documentary, experimental, animation ? Representations, otherness and against-otherness ? Audiences, exhibition, and moviegoing ? Digital media, culture, and the afterlives of Cold War ? Infrastructures, materialism, interaction ? Inter-Asian film collaboration, exhibitions, film festivals ? Censorship, surveillance, failure ? Propaganda and entertainment ? Archives and historiography ? World-building and world-divide ? Gender, race, and strategy ? Affects and atmosphere ? Trauma and transgeneration ? Memories and hauntology ? Migration and refuge ? Care and peacemaking Please submit an abstract (~300 words), a short biography, and a list of up to five primary or secondary sources by Monday, December 2, 2024. Conference presentations will be 15-20 minutes. Applicants must submit their materials via the following Google form: https://forms.gle/snX8iHosnMwiyAgH8 Asian Cinemas Encounter the Cold War is sponsored by the Carolina Asia Center, the University of North Carolina?s flagship organization for Asia. The mission of the Center is to positively transform our understanding of and relationship with Asia, and to equip students and others with the knowledge of Asia to assume leadership roles. The Center works with the College of Arts and Sciences, professional schools, and various departments, centers, and student organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and collaborates with other regional and international institutions to develop and implement educational programs on Asia. The Center seeks to increase resources for the study and research of Asia and opportunities to engage with Asia through seminars, language study, outreach, cultural competency, study abroad, and visiting scholar programs. Conference committee: Qui Ha Hoang Nguyen (University of North Carolina Wilmington), co-organizer Martin Johnson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), co-organizer Ji-Yeon Jo (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Nayoung Aimee Kwon (Duke University) Priyadarshini Shanker (University of North Carolina Wilmington) From nornes at umich.edu Thu Oct 31 15:47:35 2024 From: nornes at umich.edu (Markus Nornes) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:47:35 -0400 Subject: [KineJapan] Eco-Disasters in Japanese Cinema (Rachel DiNitto, Editor) Message-ID: Just out! Eco-Disasters in Japanese Cinema (Rachel DiNitto, Editor) https://www.asianstudies.org/store/eco-disasters-in-japanese-cinema-rachel-dinitto-editor/ Markus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: