tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post7495043459608710596..comments2024-03-28T09:58:19.692-07:00Comments on Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow: JAPANESE CINEMA BLOGATHON: My favorite "what if" scenario...Chris MaGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129529721240142242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-49121655226625106502010-11-18T18:57:25.354-08:002010-11-18T18:57:25.354-08:00Well, first i really liked your blog, and the &quo...Well, first i really liked your blog, and the "what if" idea is just right for me and my idle hours(for now),and i liked your cast, though the woman for nutmeg akasaka? idk well i always depicted her as a slender 40 something woman with(specifically) highly accentuated cheekbones...(and thin lips) For the others,hands down, great selection! that Creta Kano one-delightful match!AprilMoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838543656188354932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-21630064194281974552010-03-01T21:26:29.287-08:002010-03-01T21:26:29.287-08:00This is so interesting. The actors do look good fo...This is so interesting. The actors do look good for the respective characters. I hope they make it into a movie.punkrocktatayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313608602347777425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-43806954417134325172009-07-09T23:21:23.331-07:002009-07-09T23:21:23.331-07:00Not bad. If this becomes true, I'll line up to...Not bad. If this becomes true, I'll line up to see the movie :).Monster Paperbaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858425341085049006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-89911946013838116232009-06-20T16:39:04.334-07:002009-06-20T16:39:04.334-07:00A fascinating idea... my "what if" would...A fascinating idea... my "what if" would be "What if someone had had the foresight to preserve all of Japan's pre-war films in a fireproof, bombproof bunker so that we could still see them today." Donald Richie estimates that 90% of films made before 1945 in Japan have been lost due to earthquakes, bombing, fires, self-combustion (damn that silver nitrate stock!) or just plain neglect. This includes films by Ozu and other greats. I aways find it such a tragedy when I see stills of a pre-war film and learn that it did not survive to the present day.Cathy Munroe Hoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147751388854008781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-69489746093431036842009-06-20T07:19:48.055-07:002009-06-20T07:19:48.055-07:00Thanks, Marc! I've inspired myself to watch my...Thanks, Marc! I've inspired myself to watch my copy of "The Eel" again :)Chris MaGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129529721240142242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-21227074576199853452009-06-19T20:16:23.299-07:002009-06-19T20:16:23.299-07:00Wow Chris, what a great post! Imamura and Murakami...Wow Chris, what a great post! Imamura and Murakami alone is a pretty juicy (to use one of Imamura's own favorite words) combination, but Imamura doing "Wind-Up Bird" is actually quite perfect. Plus, you may very well have inspired me to revisit the book sometime this summer...Marc Saint-Cyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744019216439799084noreply@blogger.com