7. motivation for writing/editing this FAQ (ITAMI Juzo, OZU Yasujiro, and the Japanese Cinema)
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This article is from the ITAMI Juzo, OZU Yasujiro, and the Japanese Cinema FAQ, by TANAKA Tomoyuki tanaka@cs.indiana.edu with numerous contributions by others.
7. motivation for writing/editing this FAQ (ITAMI Juzo, OZU Yasujiro, and the Japanese Cinema)
mainly,
1. Itami's books (and Ozu's films) have been my favorite for
many years.
and when i was reading two of Itami's "making-of" books
(for "Ososiki" and "Marusa") at the library, i thought
of this super-talented and complex man, and i wanted to
do a tribute to him.
2. many Americans know only of Kurosawa and have never heard of Ozu.
this is unfortunate, because Kurosawa films tend to
reinforce the American compulsion to associate Japan and
"Samurai". Itami's and Ozu's films provide an antidote
to this fixation.
3. although i find Usenet twits and SCJ bigots annoying, i
still think Usenet is an interesting medium.
in this regard, i'm grateful to the few cultured persons
in SCJ, etc --- including myaw and Richard Kaminski.
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