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From: majka@ubc-vision.CDN (Marc Majka)
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Subject: Dersu Ursala
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Date: Fri, 15-Feb-85 16:42:18 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 15 16:42:18 1985
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The film was made in the eastern USSR, not really "Siberia". The director
was Akira Kurasawa (most definately Japanese).  The film has been in North
America for at least 4 or 5 years.  I first saw it in Vancouver B.C. in
1981.  Star Wars fans should love this film:  the title character is a short
wise old fellow who lives as a hermit in the woods, who teaches a young
military officer all the ways of wisdom.  Even more of a shock to see
"Return of the Jedi" went it first came out, long after this film was in
circulation.

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Marc Majka - UBC Laboratory for Computational Vision