Yoshishige Abe, film collector
October 12, 2005 | admin | comments closed
February 9th, 2005 saw the death of legendary film collector Yoshishige Abe, and Mainichi Newpaper reported the news in a big article (”Will “Arirang” be discovered? The collector in Higashi Osaka passed away”). We deeply mourn the death of this man who loved films and was said to have devoted his life to saving them. There are a lot of mysteries about his collection, such as where and what exactly the films are. Although FPS members had been in contact with him and were trying hard to get information, from now on everything will be cleared up by full-scale research led by the Agency of Cultural Affairs and National Film Center, Tokyo. (more…)