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**Fellionas** · 10-27-2005, 04:16 AM

I read the book. Very interesting autobiography, esp. regarding changes to Japanese society from before to after WWII.

It's not an autobiography, but a novel based on the life of a real person.

As for the why's of not using Japanese actors or Japanese dialogue, I'm at a bit of a loss. I think the movie-going public would rather have it that way, but maybe I'm too much of a purist. You are too much of a purist. The majority of the cinema going audience (even more so in the US) will not watch a subtitled movie and can't tell the difference between Japanese and Chinese anyway.

Jakob

10-27-2005, 04:16 AM	#4
Fellionas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 504 Senior Member	I read the book. Very interesting autobiography, esp. regarding changes to Japanese society from before to after WWII. It's not an autobiography, but a novel based on the life of a real person. As for the why's of not using Japanese actors or Japanese dialogue, I'm at a bit of a loss. I think the movie-going public would rather have it that way, but maybe I'm too much of a purist. You are too much of a purist. The majority of the cinema going audience (even more so in the US) will not watch a subtitled movie and can't tell the difference between Japanese and Chinese anyway. Jakob
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