tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post8540923773372519153..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: A visit to the Shodoshima set of Twenty-Four EyesYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-41979267391790362952015-10-20T23:53:55.834+08:002015-10-20T23:53:55.834+08:00Hi David --
Thanks for the clarification -- and i...Hi David --<br /><br />Thanks for the clarification -- and indeed, one of the pamphlets I picked up at the Twenty-Four Eyes Movie Village states buildings are meant to look like they date back to the "early Showa period". :)YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-89187442394899513532015-10-19T21:18:33.380+08:002015-10-19T21:18:33.380+08:00What I meant by "wartime Japan" was earl...What I meant by "wartime Japan" was early Showa, so yes, it includes pre-war too.<br />Change goes slowly in rural Japan, so the way the village looks, it could be a set for pretty much any time between the early 20th Century to the 1950's.Davidhttp://setouchiexplorer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-57593294597103852562015-10-18T00:20:19.598+08:002015-10-18T00:20:19.598+08:00Hi David --
Thanks for commenting on this blog po...Hi David --<br /><br />Thanks for commenting on this blog post and sharing your reaction to the Twenty-Four Eyes Movie Village (pre- and post-viewing the film). A question: wasn't the village supposed to set in pre-war Japan? I ask because Miss Pebble taught at the school before the second world war broke out. <br /><br />On a more general note: I wish I had more time to spend on YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-45377182433296540012015-10-17T20:33:19.869+08:002015-10-17T20:33:19.869+08:00I love this place (well, I love everything about S...I love this place (well, I love everything about Shodoshima).<br />To answer your question about what people not familiar with the movie would make of the place, the first time I visited it, I hadn't heard about the movie, and I loved it nonetheless. It was my first trip to Japan and the village was my first encounter with war time Japan (reconstructed) daily life, and it was highly Davidhttp://setouchiexplorer.comnoreply@blogger.com