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Micha hat diesen Blog fast 15 Jahre mit großer Leidenschaft geführt. Seine Liebe zum asiatischen Kino hat ihn in dieser Zeit in Kontakt mit ganz unterschiedlichen Menschen gebracht. Viele von euch waren ihm, wenn auch nicht räumlich, so doch gedanklich und emotional sehr nah. Jetzt ist er am 30.12.2021 zuhause in Bonn gestorben.

Ich habe mich entschlossen, Michas Schneeland-Blog auch in Zukunft nicht offline zu stellen. So können Interessierte weiterhin all die klugen, detailgenauen und begeisternden Gedanken zum asiatischen Kino nachlesen, die er über die Jahre festgehalten hat. 

Neben seinem Blog hatte Micha 2021 noch ein neues Projekt aufgenommen: Gemeinsam mit der Videokünstlerin Sandra Ehlen und Thomas Laufersweiler von SchönerDenken hatte er begonnen, in einem Podcast das filmische Werk von Keisuke Kinoshita zu besprechen. 25 Beiträge sind so bis zu Michas Tod im Dezember noch entstanden.

Alle zwei Wochen erscheint nun eine Folge dieser Kinoshita-Reihe. Vielleicht eine schöne Möglichkeit, noch einmal Michas Stimme zu hören und sich von seiner Begeisterung für Japan, fürs Kino und für den gemeinsamen Austausch anstecken zu lassen. Und vielleicht auch, um auf diese Weise Abschied von ihm zu nehmen.
https://keisuke-kinoshita.de


Andrea Grodzicki

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Micha has run this blog with great passion for almost 15 years. His love for Asian cinema has brought him into contact with a great many people during this time. Many of you may not have been close to him geographically, but you were very close to him mentally and emotionally. Now Micha has died at home in Bonn on 30.12.2021.

I have decided to keep Micha's Schneeland blog accessible in the future. This way, people who are interested can continue to read all the clever, detailed and inspiring thoughts on Asian cinema that he has written over the years.

In addition to his blog, Micha had also taken on a new project in 2021: Together with the video artist Sandra Ehlen and Thomas Laufersweiler (SchönerDenken), he started a podcast to discuss the films of Keisuke Kinoshita. Until the end of 2021 already 25 episodes have been recorded.

New episodes of this series will now be released every fortnight. Perhaps this is a good opportunity to hear Micha's voice once again and to be infected by his enthusiasm for Japan, for cinema and for sharing one`s thoughts. And perhaps to say goodbye as well.

https://keisuke-kinoshita.de

Andrea Grodzicki


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