Research Catalog

Title

Meeting regarding Takarazuka Kagekidan production of Oklahoma [and] Yeichi Nimura discusses his biography and Nimura Award with Natsuya Mitsuyoshi [sound recording].

Author

Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.

Publication

1966.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Mitsuyoshi, Natsuya, 1904-1989.
• Ohtaki, Aiko.
• Kay, Lisan.
• De Lappe, Gemze.
• Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. dnr
• Oral history archive.

Found In

Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection

Description

8 sound discs (ca. 387 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative Title

Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.

Subjects

• Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979
• Graham, Martha
• Takarazuka Kagekidan

Note

• The eight discs consist of five recordings made on separate occasions.
• Disc 1 (track 1 to track 3, ca. 1:40 min.), in English and Japanese: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay briefly speak with an unidentified Japanese female. It appears that they were taking photographs together. There is very little dialogue. The recording date is unknown.
• Disc 1 (track 5, ca. 1:45 min.) to disc 2 (track 9, ca. 2:40 min.), in English and Japanese: Yeichi Nimura, Gemze de Lappe, and Aiko Ohtaki discuss the production of the musical comedy Oklahoma by Takarazuka Kagekidan in Japan. The handwritten notes in the original container read "Oct. 7, [1966]. Ohtaki & Gemze about sending Oklahoma to Japan. Takarazuka."
• Disc 2 (track 9, ca. 2:45 min.) to disc 4 (track 8), in Japanese: Yeichi Nimura engages in conversation with Natsuya Mitsuyoshi. In disc 2, Nimura mainly discusses the Nimura Award with Mitsuyoshi. In discs 3 and 4, Nimura talks about his experience as a Japanese in the U.S. during World War II. The handwritten notes in the original container indicate that the recording was made on Oct. 12, [1966].
• Disc 5 (track 1, ca. 2:40 min.) to disc 6 (track 5, ca. 0:10 min.), in Japanese: Yeichi Nimura engages in conversation with Natsuya and Kayoko Mitsuyoshi, and Mitsuyoshi's friend, Nishimura (first name unidentified). Nimura talks about dance and the biography of Nimura, written by Tatsuo Nagata. The majority of the conversation is between Nimura and Natsuya Mitsuyoshi. Nimura makes remarks about Martha Graham, Anton Dolin, and Louis Horst. Nimura announces at the end of the recording that Natsuya Mitsuyoshi came to the U.S. to observe dance for one month, and that the recording was made on September 9, 1966.
• Disc 6 (track 5, ca. 0:35 min.) to disc 7 (track 6), in Japanese and English: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay engage in an informal, general conversation with Natsuya and Kayoko Mitsuyoshi. It appears that they are waiting for more guests to arrive, and there is very little conversation. In disc 7 (track 7), Kay and Kayoko Mitsuyoshi leave the room. From disc 7 (track 7) to disc 8 (in Japanese), Nimura and Natsuya Mitsuyoshi discuss Nimura's biography. Nimura asks Mitsuyoshi to edit Nimura's biography, translated by Shigeyoshi Suga, and to be in charge of its publication. Nimura and Natsuya Mitsuyoshi also discuss the Nimura Award. The handwritten notes in the original container read "Sept. 11 and 18, 1966. Mr. & Mrs. Natsuya Mitsuyoshi dinner party & talk about my biography & Nimura Award in Japan." It is uncertain whether the recording date is Sept. 11 or 18.
• The sound quality is good in discs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. The sound quality is fair in disc 5, as the dialogue is at times marred by extraneous noise.

Funding (note)

• Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.

System Details (note)

• Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 387 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half track; originally recorded in 1966) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.

Source (note)

• Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura

Language (note)

• Discs 1, 2, 6, and 7 in English and Japanese.
• Discs 3, 4, 5, and 8 in Japanese.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.

Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2677

OCLC

730237460

Author

Nimura, Yeichi, 1897-1979.

Title

Meeting regarding Takarazuka Kagekidan production of Oklahoma [and] Yeichi Nimura discusses his biography and Nimura Award with Natsuya Mitsuyoshi [sound recording].

Imprint

1966.

Funding

Preservation was funded by the Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura.

System Details

Transferred from a 7 inch reel (ca. 387 min.; 3 3/4 in. per sec.; one channel; half track; originally recorded in 1966) to wav file and compact disc formats in 2011.

Language

Discs 1, 2, 6, and 7 in English and Japanese.

Discs 3, 4, 5, and 8 in Japanese.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.

Local Note

Archive original: *MGZTO 7-2677

The identification of the dates, events, and speakers is based on the handwritten notes in the original container. There is a handwritten note regarding the recording included in the container holding the archival original.

Source

Gift; Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura, Sept. 2007. NN-PD

Added Author

Mitsuyoshi, Natsuya, 1904-1989.

Ohtaki, Aiko.

Kay, Lisan.

De Lappe, Gemze.

Estate of Lisan Kay Nimura. Donor

Oral history archive.

Added Title

Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection. Audio materials.

Found In:

Yeichi Nimura and Lisan Kay Nimura collection

Research Call Number

*MGZTL 4-2677