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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to report that Radiance Films is releasing the Bluray of 明治侠客伝三代目襲名 [Blood of Revenge] (Tai Kato 1965). My thanks to Tom Mes for commisioning my essay, "Passion Plays in a Brave New World."

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · 4d

i have never made it through the act of seeing either.

Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · 5d

And an older woman in the seminar said, "I'm never having children, after seeing that," to which I replied, "But you have two children." "Yes but I didn't know it looked like THAT!"

Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · 5d

When I was at Korea University in a grad seminar I miscalculated the DVD and instead of playing the Brakhage film I intended I played Window Water Baby Moving. One student, a 24 year old man, fainted.

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Sep 4

Arrived yesterday. I would like to thank all our dazzling contributors, everyone at Edinburgh University Press who saw us through the stages, Aaron Gerow for his generous endorsement, and most of all, David Desser for his guidance, generosity and commitment.

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Aug 15

Glad to see Pazuzu is keeping up with times - this is a terrific adaptation of product placement. Literally placing yourself in the product.

Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Aug 14

EUP gave me a guest blog spot for our book The Cinema of Kinoshita Keisuke. Films of Joy and Sorrow. euppublishingblog.com/2025/08/14/b...

Bringing Kinoshita Keisuke to Light

The omission of Keisuke distorts the international picture of Japanese film history and impoverishes the options for a fuller appreciation its legacy.

euppublishingblog.com

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Aug 14

Tokyo, Berlin, Kolkata,Krakow,Saigon

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jul 29

PS. It's interesting it's changed to a Tamil language film instead of Hindi - perhaps to avoid the anti-Muslim fervor Hindu nationalists of the north.

Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jul 29

That is horrorific. In the 18th-Century in France they sometimes stages Shakespeare's tragedies with a rewritten last act where Romeo & Juliet live, Lear gets rescued, etc. Not a model to emulate of course.

Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jul 17

OMG that is horrible! Are the alternatives handy?

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jul 9

Apologies for the double posting. EUP just sent me this banner for the 30percent discount, with the very generous words of Professor Aaron Gerow, for which David and I are deeply grateful

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Cinema of Kinoshita Keisuke. Films of Joy and Sorrow, coedited by David Desser and myself. 30% off with NEW30 code. Link to the order page below. Please ask your libraries to consider ordering, the first book in English on this major director.
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-cin...

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jul 8

we have that in Taipei. the Eslite bookstore in the Dunhua neighborhood. It's terrific. Great chairs and couches too

Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jun 27

asianmoviepulse.com/2023/05/yusa...

Yusaku Matsuda: The Man Who Came Too Late, Part One

Part 1 of the Yusaku Matsuda Tribute Yusaku Matsuda: The Man Who Came Too Late, Part One

asianmoviepulse.com

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jun 27

www.arrowvideo.com/proof-of-the...

Proof of the Man Limited Edition Blu-ray

Buy Proof of the Man Limited Edition Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

www.arrowvideo.com

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Jun 27

Very happy to see Arrow's September release, Proof of the Man (Sato Jun'ya 1977) that includes my video introduction to the film (Thank you to Jasper Sharp and Sarah Appleton for filming and editing it). The film stars Matsuda Yusaku and Okada Mariko. It is a rare look at issues of race in Japanese films of this time. Both in terms of people of color in Japan and US attitudes to the Japanese. I point out that this film about racial secrets had its own secret - Matsuda's Korean heritage. I discuss that in my Asian Movie Pulse essay on Matsuda. Sato is one of the most important Yakuza directors at Toei and is responsible for one of the best Jitsuroku films ever, 実録私設銀座警察 [Private Ginza Police].
In the comments I provide a link to the Arrow official full description of the bluray and a link to my Matsuda Yusaku essay.
A big thank you to Jasper Sharp for giving me this opportunity.

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · May 16

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · May 8

Kurahara Koreyoshi's younger brother Kurahara Koretsugu was a pioneer in the Nikkatsu Roman Porno form. Jasper Sharp and I did a joint commentary on one of his early works, Sex Rider Wet Highway, for 88 Films, to be released in July. Link to full details in comments.

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · May 8

Also in the case of streaming, no physical object has crossed a border.

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · May 7

i wonder how this can be enforced?

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Apr 10

that would be wonderful!

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Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Mar 21

I'm not a Murakami fan at all, but I have always admired Underground and taught it the year it came out in English. That really important writing. I'm glad it's getting attention again.

Earl J. @dzigaflitcraft.bsky.social · Mar 20

Sounding smarter in Vietnamese

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