[KineJapan] RIP Roger Macy

[Peter Larson]

Well, this is sad to me, I've lurked here for decades, but Roger's
enthusiastically odd posts were always a welcome part of this place. I am
shocked to hear this and saddened, even though I never met him and never
saw his face.

I think that while this group wears a sort of academic veneer (not a bad
thing!), there is a lot of fandom here, and Roger sort of embodied that
very positive part of it.

Pete

On Fri, Oct 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM Dolores Martinez via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:

> Dear all, Roger was always happy to add to, correct,  and even be
> corrected on Japanese film (we had an interesting exchange about Ikiru and
> A Matter of Life and Death — whether Kurosawa had ever met Powell, and it
> turned out he had — for once I was right!). He was always kind and generous
> with what he knew and pursued film festivals and conferences with great
> passion.  I shall miss chatting and, occasionally, emailing with him.
> Lola
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> *From:* KineJapan <kinejapan-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of
> Bernardi, Joanne via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Sent:* 24 October 2025 14:14
> *To:* kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Cc:* Bernardi, Joanne <joanne.bernardi at rochester.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [KineJapan] RIP Roger Macy
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> I regret I never met Roger (we had a brief exchange only as small Zoom
> windows during an online conference), but I certainly benefited from
> reading his posts. I always marveled at his degree of enthusiasm for
> Japanese cinema, which was evident from the frequency, length, and
> relentless detail of his posts. I’m grateful to fellow list members who’ve
> posted their recollections of a memorable individual, and I’m reminded of
> the sense of community this listserv provides. This is true now, more than
> ever, when our community of film enthusiasts stretches across a world
> fraught with challenges potentially more disruptive than geographical
> distance.
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> Joanne
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> Joanne Bernardi
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> University of Rochester
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