Posts from H.sanada in thread „Clint Eastwood turning 77“

Quote from kilo 6

Hello H Sanada I think you are right that The war in Iraq is a very sensative subject. Lives are being lost and factions within the country are vying for control. I would think it's going to take time to get out without chaos returning tot the region, if that can be done at all.

Hello kilo6,
I suppose the United States has a lot of problems as you also agree.
Therefore,the election for next president might be made to overheat.
and U.S. is the country whose influence to the another country in the world is largest.
Is it immature to think that ex mayor of Carmel,Clint Eastwood was the President?

regards,
H.sanada

Clint Eastwood once said"if you mention the thing which can be proud America
in the world,it is the Western films and Jazz".
i want to add Country music is.
His movie Honky tonk Man is great.

Regards,
H.sanada

Quote from Stumpy

They weren't all gentle and kind, sanada. During my visits to Japan, I had more than one fight with sailors who were being too rough with Japanese women, even though in many instances those women were prostitutes. I cannot stand to see women, children or animals abused.

Stumpy

I thought that there was the trouble ,but would not the occupation by U.S. be surely
peaceful if i watched in historically?

though i don't want to write it, the thing that is too political here, but i feel uneasiness in a current U.S,policy to Iraq. whether or not doing well in Japan,leads to Iraq, it is doubt.


Regards,
H.sanada

Stumpy

Frankly speaking,many japanese who experienced the japanese occupation
by U.S.A. in 40's think that it was not occupied by countries other than the U.S.A. it.

Because the American was different from the education at pre ww2 days,and an actual
they were gentleman and kind people like John Wayne.

Regards,
H.sanada

Hi Mark,

in recent year, Iwo Jima saga "Letterrs from Iwo Jima"and "Flags of Our Fathers"
are the most impressed war movie.
If neither of these two movies is seen,it will not be understood what Mr.Eastwood
to tell us.
It does not matter who fights on the right side or wrong side of war.
in a word, the war is empty thing,even if win war,even if lose war.
But,there is a big differnce among the viewpoint of Japan and American side.
Lt.general Kuribayashi and many Japanese soldier are sent to Iwo Jima knowing that
in all probability they will not come back.
They staked their life on it to delay invasion to Japanese soil of U.S. forces a little.
but truly, even they must have wanted to return to their family,as a good father,good son.
There is no tone of happy,but It is the movie which appears the emptiness of war.

as for "Lonesome Dove",it was on TV in Japan a few years ago. i missed this program,

From IMDB trivia,
Originally written by Larry McMurtry in 1971 as a movie script. He intended John Wayne to play Woodrow Call, James Stewart to play Gus McCrae and Henry Fonda to play Jake Spoon, with Peter Bogdanovich directing. Wayne turned it down, and the project was shelved. Ten years later McMurtry bought the script back and wrote the book (on which the series was based).
I think that they apper should have been realized!

Regards,
H.sanada

Hi everyone,
Coming after J.W.,as for the movie star who represents U.S.A.,
that is Clint Eastwood, i think.
Not only western films He is starring or directing the movie of so many genres.
Quite it seems like whether it has been about to reproduse
the golden age of the Hollywood.
BTW,
Clint visited Japan for the first time was the advertisement of TV movie
Rawhide at 1962.
Over 40 years later ,he visits Japan again in order to attend the world premiere
as the deirecter of the movie "Letters from Iwo- Jima" in Nov.2006
Upper photo is on this time.

left side of under,when Clint visits Japan for the first time photo at airport,Haneda Tokyo.
As for the right side cover of the japanese weekly magazine on that time.

Regards,
H.sanada