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Brilliant films. The books 'Fires on the Plain' and 'Harp of Burma' have both been translated into English.

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Tony D.

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In Reply to: RE: No heros in the "Fires on the Plain" posted by Eldragon@gmx.com on November 06, 2011 at 19:57:28

Should you want to read them...if you haven't already.

'Harp of Burma' was originally a series of children's stories.

Both these books are very much worth searching out and if I may I would also like to mention 'Nanjing Requiem' by Ha Jin...but be prepared for an emotional wringer.

BTW, there are many other excellent Japanese humanist genre films out there, 'Sansho the Bailiff' is one you might want to check out if you have not already.

J.B.

Follow Ups:

For more modern, humanist Japanese films, I'd have to put those of Hirokazu Koreeda at the top. And his - tinear 07:59:11 11/08/11 (0)
"After Life" (in Japanese, the title more accurately is "Wonderful Life") is my favorite, though the others are exceptional, also.
RE: Found Sanshi, couldn't find requiem... - Eldragon@gmx.com 07:25:35 11/08/11 (0)
thanks though...
I look forward to 'Sansho the Bailiff' Kenji Mizoguchi's earlier film Ugetsu was terrific - PhilJ 18:49:31 11/07/11 (0)
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Phil

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