[KineJapan] RIP Roger Macy

[Florian Höhr]

Dear all,

Very sad news indeed. I had the pleasure of meeting Roger many times at
Nippon Connection over the past ten years, and his pure enthusiasm and
passion — both for the festival and for Japanese cinema in general — left a
lasting impression on me. He was never shy about voicing his strong
opinions on our programming, and while I didn’t always agree with his
views, I deeply admired his honesty. Thanks to his wit, even his most
controversial remarks were a joy to read. During the many Q&As I hosted
after festival screenings, whenever Roger raised his hand, I was looking
forward to hearing what he had to say, knowing his question would be
interesting. Especially after screenings of more niche films, when the
audience was often too shy to speak up, Roger was always there to come to
the rescue. I’ll miss having him around at future festivals.

Best,
Florian
-- 
Program Director

Nippon Connection
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26th Japanese Film Festival
June 2 – 7, 2026
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Am Fr., 24. Okt. 2025 um 22:55 Uhr schrieb Peter Larson via KineJapan <
kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu>:

> 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
>> ------------------------------
>> *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
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Joanne
>>
>>
>>
>> Joanne Bernardi
>>
>> University of Rochester
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