We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
ed by Heinosuke Goslio ; Karayuki-san (T6ho), directed by Sotoji Kimura ; Ninjd Kami-Fiisen (The Paper -Balloon, Tohoj), directed by Sadao Yamanaka.
1 he cinema world of Chosen (Korea) which had scarcely had any notable production to its credit gave the first promise of progress in 1937. Bor example, Tabiji (The Journey, Seiko Eiga-En, distributed by Shinko ; released in May), which successfully represents the geography and racial characteristics of Chosen, was favourably received and inspired great hopes for the future of Korean films.
Last, but not in the order of importance, we must discuss Atarashiki Tsuchi ( The New Earth ), a GermanJapanese joint production. It is produced by Mr. Nagamasa Kawakita, President of the Towa Shoji Company, Ltd., and Dr. Arnold P'anck, the master hand at Alpine films. Dealing with Japanese nature, life and customs, it is meant to be an introduction of Japan to foreigners. Although it proved a great box-office success, it was not accorded high praise amongst the Japanese. Its unpopularity at home is due to the fact that it has failed to represent and interpret Japan properly. It is almost an impossible task for anybody to describe proportionally and properly a complex country like Japan, which contains all the complications and contradictions resultant from the juxtaposition and harmony of the past and the present, Pfast and West, nature and modern science. No foreigner can possibly interpret all this, much less present it with creditable success, by a sojourn of one year and keenest observations during that time. y^The failure of The New Earth , therefore, is no fault of Dr. P'anck or of h is staff; it is due to the inadvisability, as would be obvious from the foregoing, of having a foreigner, however understanding and sympathetic, to describe Japan.
Nevertheless, we must admit that the production of The New Earth was a significant, even meritorious, enterprise. Although the distorted presentations of Japan abroad cannot be commended, this picture must be given the honour due to a pioneer in the new field of Japanese cinema production, proving, as it did, the possibility cf film making on an international scale and addressed to an international audience and market. Purthermore, it was shown in a few countries where it served as a useful channel for cultural exchange between Japan and those countries.
NOTE; Imai Eiga Seisakujo was merged into the Toho Eiga Co., Ltd., January, 1938.
Tokyo Hassei Eiga Seisakujo closed its production February, 1 938.
18