From tom at midnighteye.com Wed Jan 14 01:12:12 2026 From: tom at midnighteye.com (Tom Mes) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:12:12 +0900 Subject: [KineJapan] V-Cinema at Rotterdam Film Fest Message-ID: <64c2068c-af4c-4411-a44e-046c009c433c@midnighteye.com> Hello all, Some of you will have seen this on my social media channels, but for the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 29 - Feb 8) I'm curating a focus program on V-Cinema - in its broadest sense of made-for-video features, not limited to those of Toei. We're showing a total of 18 titles, including rarely seen films by well-known names such as Miike Takashi, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Nakata Hideo, Aoyama Shinji, Harada Masato, Nakahara Shun and Ishii Takashi, but also titles that have never been shown on a cinema screen before. The full line-up is here: https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/focus-v-cinema As part of the program, I will be hosting a conversation with the program's two main guests, directors Okawa Toshimichi (Crime Hunter) and Tsuruta Norio (Scary True Stories) - not names you tend to find in history books, yet arguably two of the most influential Japanese filmmakers of the past forty years. This will take place on February 5: https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/events/tiger-talk-v-cinema-the-other-history-of-japanese-film Looking forward to hopefully seeing some of you there! All the best, Tom Mes From williamjamescarroll at gmail.com Wed Jan 14 08:54:08 2026 From: williamjamescarroll at gmail.com (William Carroll) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:54:08 -0700 Subject: [KineJapan] V-Cinema at Rotterdam Film Fest In-Reply-To: <64c2068c-af4c-4411-a44e-046c009c433c@midnighteye.com> References: <64c2068c-af4c-4411-a44e-046c009c433c@midnighteye.com> Message-ID: This looks incredible. I wish I could go! On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 11:12?PM Tom Mes via KineJapan < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > Hello all, > > Some of you will have seen this on my social media channels, but for the > upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 29 - Feb 8) I'm > curating a focus program on V-Cinema - in its broadest sense of > made-for-video features, not limited to those of Toei. > > We're showing a total of 18 titles, including rarely seen films by > well-known names such as Miike Takashi, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Nakata Hideo, > Aoyama Shinji, Harada Masato, Nakahara Shun and Ishii Takashi, but also > titles that have never been shown on a cinema screen before. The full > line-up is here: > > https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/focus-v-cinema > > As part of the program, I will be hosting a conversation with the > program's two main guests, directors Okawa Toshimichi (Crime Hunter) and > Tsuruta Norio (Scary True Stories) - not names you tend to find in > history books, yet arguably two of the most influential Japanese > filmmakers of the past forty years. This will take place on February 5: > > > https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/events/tiger-talk-v-cinema-the-other-history-of-japanese-film > > Looking forward to hopefully seeing some of you there! > > All the best, > Tom Mes > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From earljac at gmail.com Wed Jan 14 08:59:51 2026 From: earljac at gmail.com (Earl Jackson) Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:59:51 +0800 Subject: [KineJapan] V-Cinema at Rotterdam Film Fest In-Reply-To: References: <64c2068c-af4c-4411-a44e-046c009c433c@midnighteye.com> Message-ID: V-Cinema festival - what could be more fun? Earl Jackson Professor, Emeritus National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Associate Professor, Emeritus University of California, Santa Cruz, the US On Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 9:54?PM William Carroll via KineJapan < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > This looks incredible. I wish I could go! > On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 11:12?PM Tom Mes via KineJapan < > kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> Some of you will have seen this on my social media channels, but for the >> upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 29 - Feb 8) I'm >> curating a focus program on V-Cinema - in its broadest sense of >> made-for-video features, not limited to those of Toei. >> >> We're showing a total of 18 titles, including rarely seen films by >> well-known names such as Miike Takashi, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Nakata Hideo, >> Aoyama Shinji, Harada Masato, Nakahara Shun and Ishii Takashi, but also >> titles that have never been shown on a cinema screen before. The full >> line-up is here: >> >> https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/focus-v-cinema >> >> As part of the program, I will be hosting a conversation with the >> program's two main guests, directors Okawa Toshimichi (Crime Hunter) and >> Tsuruta Norio (Scary True Stories) - not names you tend to find in >> history books, yet arguably two of the most influential Japanese >> filmmakers of the past forty years. 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To mark this occasion, we are partnering with editor Sean O'Reilly and contributors to celebrate the international release of The Advent of Sound in Japanese Cinema: A Handbook (Routledge, 2026), a groundbreaking collection exploring the 1930s transition from silent to sound film in Japan. Event Programme: Part 1: Introducing SJRA A brief introduction to the Sonic Japan Research Association, its mission, and future activities. Part 2: Roundtable Discussion - The Advent of Sound in Japanese Cinema An informal, free-ranging conversation with editor Sean O'Reilly, contributing authors, and SJRA co-founders exploring: * Why attention to sound matters now for Japanese film studies * What sound analysis adds to our understanding of cinema * The contested, drawn-out transition to talkies in 1930s Japan * New directions in sound studies of Japanese culture Attendees are warmly invited to participate in the discussion. About SJRA: The Sonic Japan Research Association provides a platform for meeting, exchanging ideas, and networking for scholars researching sound across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. As disciplinary and national boundaries can restrict collaboration, SJRA creates a shared space for building lasting networks that strengthen possibilities for sonic research on Japan. Website: https://www.sonicjapan.eu/ About the Book: The Advent of Sound in Japanese Cinema: A Handbook, edited by Sean O'Reilly, offers fifteen diverse perspectives on the 1930s sound transition in Japanese cinema. From major studios' experimentation to new storytelling possibilities, from overlooked directors to evolving soundscapes beyond the cinema, this volume demonstrates that neither spectators nor filmmakers necessarily assumed the superiority of sync sound, challenging our own assumptions about cinema's "progress". https://www.routledge.com/The-Advent-of-Sound-in-Japanese-Cinema-A-Handbook/OReilly/p/book/9789048572441 Event Registration: Please register in advance via Zoom https://uva-live.zoom.us/meeting/register/RVe7caehR1uEGfQjhxejfw (Please note that this event will not be recorded.) The event will last approximately 60-90 minutes. We look forward to welcoming you to this exciting double-launch event! Contact: info at sonicjapan.eu Dr Irena Hayter Associate Professor of Japanese Studies Director of East Asian Studies School of Languages, Cultures and Societies University of Leeds -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From timstonerrock at gmail.com Sun Jan 18 17:12:31 2026 From: timstonerrock at gmail.com (Tim Stone) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:12:31 +1100 Subject: [KineJapan] =?utf-8?q?Looking_for_a_film_print_of_=E3=82=BF?= =?utf-8?b?44K544Oe44OL44Ki54mp6KqeLMKgKFRhc3VtYW5pYSBNb25vZ2F0YXJp?= =?utf-8?q?=29_by=C2=A0Yasuo_Furuhata?= Message-ID: Hello KineJapan, I'm assisting a community group in Tasmania who are attempting to locate a film print of Tasmania Story (???????, Tasumania Monogatari) a 1990 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata, which was released on July 21, 1990 by Toho. The film was produced by Pacific Link Communications Japan, the Fuji Television Network and David Hannay Productions, and shot in southern Tasmania in the winter of 1989. I believe members of the community group have already contacted the National Film Archive of Japan and other obvious repositories without any success. So we are now looking to broaden the search. Any leads appreciated. 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Markus --- *Markus Nornes* *Professor of Asian Cinema* Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design *Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/ * *Department of Film, Television and Media* *6348 North Quad* *105 S. State Street**Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 5:12?PM Tim Stone via KineJapan < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > Hello KineJapan, > > I'm assisting a community group in Tasmania who are attempting to locate a > film print of Tasmania Story (???????, Tasumania Monogatari) a > 1990 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata, which was released on July > 21, 1990 by Toho. The film was produced by Pacific Link Communications > Japan, the Fuji Television Network and David Hannay Productions, and shot > in southern Tasmania in the winter of 1989. > I believe members of the community group have already contacted > the National Film Archive of Japan and other obvious repositories without > any success. So we are now looking to broaden the search. Any leads > appreciated. > > Timothy Stone > > > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adfee96 at gmail.com Sun Jan 18 21:11:23 2026 From: adfee96 at gmail.com (Alexander Fee) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:11:23 -0500 Subject: [KineJapan] =?utf-8?q?Looking_for_a_film_print_of_=E3=82=BF?= =?utf-8?b?44K544Oe44OL44Ki54mp6KqeLMKgKFRhc3VtYW5pYSBNb25vZ2F0YXJp?= =?utf-8?q?=29_by=C2=A0Yasuo_Furuhata?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *Tasmania Story* is likely not with Toho; I would recommend reaching out to Pony Canyon who represent Fuji TV productions internationally. I will note that archives or distributors won't be receptive to lending archival 35mm prints to a community group. In addition, should there be any available materials, they'll likely be un-subtitled. Best, Alexander ??? *Alexander Fee* *adfee96 at gmail.com * | *513.473.2232 *| alexanderfee.com On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 7:38?PM Markus Nornes via KineJapan < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > Are enough looking for 35mm? I?m sure Toho has it, but they will not help > you. But you could ask. But you could ask the smaller production company, > just in case. > > The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia have it on disc and tape > (NFSA ID - 1657852). It looks like they may have the producer?s papers > as well. > > Tough one! > > Markus > > > > --- > > *Markus Nornes* > *Professor of Asian Cinema* > > Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages > and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design > > > > > *Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/ > * > *Department of Film, Television and Media* > *6348 North Quad* > *105 S. State Street**Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* > > > > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 5:12?PM Tim Stone via KineJapan < > kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > >> Hello KineJapan, >> >> I'm assisting a community group in Tasmania who are attempting to locate >> a film print of Tasmania Story (???????, Tasumania Monogatari) a >> 1990 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata, which was released on July >> 21, 1990 by Toho. The film was produced by Pacific Link Communications >> Japan, the Fuji Television Network and David Hannay Productions, and shot >> in southern Tasmania in the winter of 1989. >> I believe members of the community group have already contacted >> the National Film Archive of Japan and other obvious repositories without >> any success. So we are now looking to broaden the search. Any leads >> appreciated. >> >> Timothy Stone >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 timstonerrock at gmail.com Sun Jan 18 22:44:22 2026 From: timstonerrock at gmail.com (Tim Stone) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:44:22 +1100 Subject: [KineJapan] =?utf-8?q?Looking_for_a_film_print_of_=E3=82=BF?= =?utf-8?b?44K544Oe44OL44Ki54mp6KqeLMKgKFRhc3VtYW5pYSBNb25vZ2F0YXJp?= =?utf-8?q?=29_by=C2=A0Yasuo_Furuhata?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for the solid suggestions. I should make it clear the group is after a digital transfer of a 35mm print - for an anniversary screening in Tasmania - part of a government funded event I think. There are DVD versions out there, but the film print is missing in action. On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 1:12?PM Alexander Fee via KineJapan < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > *Tasmania Story* is likely not with Toho; I would recommend reaching out > to Pony Canyon who represent Fuji TV productions internationally. > > I will note that archives or distributors won't be receptive to lending > archival 35mm prints to a community group. In addition, should there be any > available materials, they'll likely be un-subtitled. > > Best, > Alexander > > > ??? > *Alexander Fee* > *adfee96 at gmail.com * | *513.473.2232 *| > alexanderfee.com > > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 7:38?PM Markus Nornes via KineJapan < > kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > >> Are enough looking for 35mm? I?m sure Toho has it, but they will not help >> you. But you could ask. But you could ask the smaller production company, >> just in case. >> >> The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia have it on disc and tape >> (NFSA ID - 1657852). It looks like they may have the producer?s papers >> as well. >> >> Tough one! >> >> Markus >> >> >> >> --- >> >> *Markus Nornes* >> *Professor of Asian Cinema* >> >> Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages >> and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design >> >> >> >> >> *Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/ >> * >> *Department of Film, Television and Media* >> *6348 North Quad* >> *105 S. State Street**Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 5:12?PM Tim Stone via KineJapan < >> kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: >> >>> Hello KineJapan, >>> >>> I'm assisting a community group in Tasmania who are attempting to locate >>> a film print of Tasmania Story (???????, Tasumania Monogatari) a >>> 1990 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata, which was released on July >>> 21, 1990 by Toho. The film was produced by Pacific Link Communications >>> Japan, the Fuji Television Network and David Hannay Productions, and shot >>> in southern Tasmania in the winter of 1989. >>> I believe members of the community group have already contacted >>> the National Film Archive of Japan and other obvious repositories without >>> any success. So we are now looking to broaden the search. Any leads >>> appreciated. >>> >>> Timothy Stone >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From unkleque at yahoo.com.au Mon Jan 19 02:25:41 2026 From: unkleque at yahoo.com.au (quentin turnour) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:25:41 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [KineJapan] =?utf-8?q?Looking_for_a_film_print_of_=E3=82=BF?= =?utf-8?b?44K544Oe44OL44Ki54mp6KqeLMKgKFRhc3VtYW5pYSBNb25vZ2F0YXJpKSBi?= =?utf-8?q?y=C2=A0Yasuo_Furuhata?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <647402926.1938570.1768807541934@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Roger, I looked at screening this on SP Beta (from memory, and I no long have access to the NFSA internal database to confirm the tape format) when I programmed at the NFSA in the late 2000s. From very hazy memory, the NFSA didn't have a copy then and so we were talking to local producer David Hannay when he was still alive about supplying media (he was the 'local producer' - in his day an active and high-profile Australian indie. known for various Asian co-pros).? David indicated he just provided services for Fuji TV and we needed to go to them for rights. They never replied, and we never got as far as as Toho. I imagine they may only have had Japanese theatrical rights. I am certain they'd have ask for ++$. I now wish I'd taken notes, and no longer have access to my then NFSA emails. But hazier memory suggested David suggested what he held was a SD TV version and (even hazier memory) his copy may not have had subtitles. That may have been one of the reasons it got too hard. David passed in 2014. But he was a major donor to the NFSA, and I assume is probably the source of what's there now. Happy to be corrected if it turns out to have be subbed media. They may have a Hannay estate contact, but the NFSA's current access team can be slow to reply; an as all the listed items at 1657852 are Pres. materials, they are also going to ask for a copying fee and right's approval before they make any copy. As Marcus says: do your contacts really want a 35mm print, and are up for the $1000s to import a print? (assuming the State in Hobart and Star in Launceston may be the only places able these days to run 35mm in Tas these days) Quentin Turnour (ex-NFSA, ex-Tasmanian) On Monday 19 January 2026 at 11:38:32 am AEDT, Markus Nornes via KineJapan wrote: Are enough looking for 35mm? I?m sure Toho has it, but they will not help you.? But you could ask. But you could ask the smaller production company, just in case.? The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia have it on disc and tape ?(NFSA ID -?1657852). It looks like they may have the producer?s papers as well. Tough one! Markus ---? Markus NornesProfessor of Asian Cinema Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Penny Stamps?School of Art & Design ? Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/ Department of Film, Television and Media 6348 North Quad 105 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285 On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 5:12?PM Tim Stone via KineJapan wrote: Hello KineJapan, I'm assisting a community group in Tasmania who are attempting to locate a film print of Tasmania Story?(???????,?Tasumania Monogatari)? a 1990?Japanese?film directed by?Yasuo Furuhata, which was released on July 21, 1990 by?Toho. The film was produced by Pacific Link Communications Japan, the?Fuji Television Network?and David Hannay Productions, and shot in southern?Tasmania?in the winter of 1989.I believe?members of the community group have already contacted the?National Film Archive of Japan and other?obvious?repositories without any success. So we are now looking to?broaden the search. Any leads appreciated. Timothy Stone _______________________________________________ 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 timstonerrock at gmail.com Mon Jan 19 02:47:22 2026 From: timstonerrock at gmail.com (Tim Stone) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:47:22 +1100 Subject: [KineJapan] =?utf-8?q?Looking_for_a_film_print_of_=E3=82=BF?= =?utf-8?b?44K544Oe44OL44Ki54mp6KqeLMKgKFRhc3VtYW5pYSBNb25vZ2F0YXJp?= =?utf-8?q?=29_by=C2=A0Yasuo_Furuhata?= In-Reply-To: <647402926.1938570.1768807541934@mail.yahoo.com> References: <647402926.1938570.1768807541934@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Thanks Quentin (from another ex-Tasmanian). Not a 35mm print but a digital scan, sorry I should have been clearer in my original message. There are a few poor quality DVD rips going around but I/they are trying to locate a print / scan - anywhere in the world. But our best bet is Japan and if we can locate a print - then the group would likely pay for digitisation for a screening in Tasmania this year. On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 6:25?PM quentin turnour via KineJapan < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > Hi Roger, > > I looked at screening this on SP Beta (from memory, and I no long have > access to the NFSA internal database to confirm the tape format) when I > programmed at the NFSA in the late 2000s. From very hazy memory, the NFSA > didn't have a copy then and so we were talking to local producer David > Hannay when he was still alive about supplying media (he was the 'local > producer' - in his day an active and high-profile Australian indie. known > for various Asian co-pros). > > David indicated he just provided services for Fuji TV and we needed to go > to them for rights. They never replied, and we never got as far as as Toho. > I imagine they may only have had Japanese theatrical rights. I am certain > they'd have ask for ++$. > > I now wish I'd taken notes, and no longer have access to my then NFSA > emails. But hazier memory suggested David suggested what he held was a SD > TV version and (even hazier memory) his copy may not have had subtitles. > That may have been one of the reasons it got too hard. > > David passed in 2014. But he was a major donor to the NFSA, and I assume > is probably the source of what's there now. Happy to be corrected if it > turns out to have be subbed media. They may have a Hannay estate contact, > but the NFSA's current access team can be slow to reply; an as all the > listed items at 1657852 are Pres. materials, they are also going to ask for > a copying fee and right's approval before they make any copy. As Marcus > says: do your contacts really want a 35mm print, and are up for the $1000s > to import a print? (assuming the State in Hobart and Star in Launceston may > be the only places able these days to run 35mm in Tas these days) > > Quentin Turnour (ex-NFSA, ex-Tasmanian) > > On Monday 19 January 2026 at 11:38:32 am AEDT, Markus Nornes via KineJapan > wrote: > > > Are enough looking for 35mm? I?m sure Toho has it, but they will not help > you. But you could ask. But you could ask the smaller production company, > just in case. > > The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia have it on disc and tape > (NFSA ID - 1657852). It looks like they may have the producer?s papers > as well. > > Tough one! > > Markus > > > > --- > > *Markus Nornes* > *Professor of Asian Cinema* > > Department of Film, Television and Media, Department of Asian Languages > and Cultures, Penny Stamps School of Art & Design > > > > > *Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nornes/ > * > *Department of Film, Television and Media* > *6348 North Quad* > *105 S. State Street**Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285* > > > > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 5:12?PM Tim Stone via KineJapan < > kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > > Hello KineJapan, > > I'm assisting a community group in Tasmania who are attempting to locate a > film print of Tasmania Story (???????, Tasumania Monogatari) a > 1990 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata, which was released on July > 21, 1990 by Toho. The film was produced by Pacific Link Communications > Japan, the Fuji Television Network and David Hannay Productions, and shot > in southern Tasmania in the winter of 1989. > I believe members of the community group have already contacted > the National Film Archive of Japan and other obvious repositories without > any success. So we are now looking to broaden the search. Any leads > appreciated. > > Timothy Stone > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From halllewelyn at gmail.com Thu Jan 22 07:24:28 2026 From: halllewelyn at gmail.com (Hal Young) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:24:28 +0000 Subject: [KineJapan] Obayashi Nobuhiko screening licenses Message-ID: Hi all, I'm currently looking into programming a few Obayashi films for Leith Kino, a small community based cinema based in Edinburgh. I'm particularly interested in screening 'Bound for the Fields, The Mountains, and the Seacoast' (1986) and/or 'The Drifting Classroom' (1987), but I'm having a bit of difficulty in tracking rights holders down. I'm wondering if anyone knows who I can get in touch with about acquiring screening licenses for either of these films? Many Thanks, Hal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amanda.weiss at modlangs.gatech.edu Thu Jan 22 08:25:29 2026 From: amanda.weiss at modlangs.gatech.edu (Weiss, Amanda) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:25:29 +0000 Subject: [KineJapan] Graduate Program in Japanese & Media Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, If you have any students interested in studying Japanese + media studies at the graduate level (Masters), could you please share the following? This is a three-semester program with a final capstone that can be a research or creative project related to Japanese media. We?ve extended our deadline to Feb 10. Thanks! Best, Amanda ? Dear Colleagues, Georgia Tech is inviting applications to a 30-credit graduate program in Global Media and Cultures. Our application deadline has been extended to February 10 this year. If you have students who might be interested in this program, could you please share the following announcement? Thank you! The Master of Science in Global Media and Cultures (M.S. GMC) is a joint program between the School of Literature, Media, and Communication and the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech. This unique humanities program merges curricular offerings from both Schools and gives students the opportunity to engage in advanced research and training that combines cross-cultural competence, language acquisition, and media and communications expertise with global and cultural research. Language concentrations include Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. Learn more about the program here: https://gmc.iac.gatech.edu/. Apply by February 10. If you have any questions, please reach out to Amanda Weiss, Director of Graduate Studies, here: amanda.weiss at modlangs.gatech.edu ?? Amanda Weiss Associate Professor of Japanese Studies Director of Graduate Studies School of Modern Languages Georgia Institute of Technology Phone: (360) 890-0377 Email: amanda.weiss at modlangs.gatech.edu Book: Han Heroes and Yamato Warriors (2023) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adfee96 at gmail.com Thu Jan 22 23:37:12 2026 From: adfee96 at gmail.com (Alexander Fee) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:37:12 -0500 Subject: [KineJapan] Obayashi Nobuhiko screening licenses In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Hal, *Bound for the Fields* is a Toho title, you'd have to clear rights by them (around 500 USD minimum) and screen via an imported print as they typically won't approve digital materials. There's a 16mm print from Japan Foundation that's available. Best, Alexander ??? *Alexander Fee* *adfee96 at gmail.com * | *513.473.2232 *| alexanderfee.com On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 7:25?AM Hal Young via KineJapan < kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm currently looking into programming a few Obayashi films for Leith > Kino, a small community based cinema based in Edinburgh. I'm particularly > interested in screening 'Bound for the Fields, The Mountains, and the > Seacoast' (1986) and/or 'The Drifting Classroom' (1987), but I'm having a > bit of difficulty in tracking rights holders down. I'm wondering if anyone > knows who I can get in touch with about acquiring screening licenses for > either of these films? > > Many Thanks, > Hal > _______________________________________________ > 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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Aaron Gerow Yale From jasper_sharp at hotmail.com Tue Jan 27 07:40:14 2026 From: jasper_sharp at hotmail.com (Jasper Sharp) Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:40:14 +0000 Subject: [KineJapan] Kinema Junpo editors Message-ID: Hello everyone, I just have a quick request- doesnt anyone have a contact for the editors at Kinema Junpo. I'm not quite sure who the current editor is, but any type of Kinema Junpo contact would be greatly appreciated. All the best Jasper The Creeping Garden - A Real-Life Science-Fiction Story about Slime Moulds and the People Who Work With them, directed by Tim Grabham and Jasper Sharp. Available now on Dual-Format Blu-ray/DVD from Arrow Films. The book, The Creeping Garden: Irrational Encounters with Plasmodial Slime Moulds is out now from Alchimia Publishing. "A surprising investigation of perception, thought and life itself", Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times. "An out-of-left-field nerdy delight", John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter. 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Its focus is literary studies, but it?s totally > relevant to Japanese film studies. > > Markus > > _______________________________________________ > KineJapan mailing list > KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > -- Eija Niskanen Programming director Helsinki Cine Aasia, March 14.-17.2024 www.helsinkicineaasia.fi +358-50-355 3189 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From I.B.Smits at hum.leidenuniv.nl Wed Jan 28 09:53:03 2026 From: I.B.Smits at hum.leidenuniv.nl (Smits, I.B. (Ivo)) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:53:03 +0000 Subject: [KineJapan] Online book launch: The Crisis of the Humanities and the Future of Japanese Studies In-Reply-To: References: <76A7D974-F286-4194-8692-11357E47F3FC@umich.edu> Message-ID: Dear all, see: https://press.umich.edu/Books/M/Modern-Japanese-Literary-Studies2 Best wishes, ********************************************************** Dr Ivo Smits?|?Professor of Arts and Cultures of Japan Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)?|?Leiden University P.O. Box 9515?|?2300 RA?Leiden?|?The Netherlands ?* *? I have a new office: Herta Mohr Building, room 2.120 * * Tel.:?+31 71 527 2545?|?E-mail:?i.b.smits at hum.leidenuniv.nl http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lias/organisation/japanese/smitsib.html ********************************************************** Classified as Internal | Intern ________________________________ From: KineJapan on behalf of Eija Niskanen via KineJapan Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 3:50 PM To: Japanese Cinema Discussion Forum Cc: Eija Niskanen Subject: Re: [KineJapan] Online book launch: The Crisis of the Humanities and the Future of Japanese Studies Markus, can you get the attachment bigger please? Eija On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 3:34?PM Markus Nornes via KineJapan > wrote: This is a great book. Its focus is literary studies, but it?s totally relevant to Japanese film studies. Markus _______________________________________________ KineJapan mailing list KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan -- Eija Niskanen Programming director Helsinki Cine Aasia, March 14.-17.2024 www.helsinkicineaasia.fi +358-50-355 3189 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nornes at umich.edu Wed Jan 28 10:16:45 2026 From: nornes at umich.edu (Markus Nornes) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:16:45 -0500 Subject: [KineJapan] Online book launch: The Crisis of the Humanities and the Future of Japanese Studies In-Reply-To: References: <76A7D974-F286-4194-8692-11357E47F3FC@umich.edu> Message-ID: <000A3558-6109-46A0-8524-4E099B258DD1@umich.edu> Try this. Markus https://events.cmu.edu/lcal/event/28616-the-crisis-of-the-humanities-and-the-future-of? The Crisis of the Humanities and the Future of Japanese Studies events.cmu.edu > On Jan 28, 2026, at 9:50?AM, Eija Niskanen wrote: > > Markus, > > can you get the attachment bigger please? > Eija > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 3:34?PM Markus Nornes via KineJapan > wrote: >> This is a great book. Its focus is literary studies, but it?s totally relevant to Japanese film studies. >> >> Markus >> >> _______________________________________________ >> KineJapan mailing list >> KineJapan at mailman.yale.edu >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/kinejapan > > > > -- > Eija Niskanen > Programming director > Helsinki Cine Aasia, March 14.-17.2024 > www.helsinkicineaasia.fi > +358-50-355 3189 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 1488_modern-japanese-literary-studies-book-cover.png Type: image/png Size: 79919 bytes Desc: not available URL: