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Go Spotting: Return of The Hedgehog; '42 Ozu Film

Return of The Hedgehog: “The French movie ‘The Hedgehog’ has a mention of go and a scene showing the game,” writes Bart Lipofsky. “It’s based on the book ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’ by Muriel Barbery, which mentions the game at a dinner table discussion.  The adult is corrected by the young girl concerning rules.” Previous EJ reports include Go Art: “The Hedgehog” Now Available Online (11/28/2012 EJ) and Your Move/Readers Write: The Elegant Hedgehog Pops Up Again (9/1/2012). 

'42 Ozu Film: In the 1942 movie There Was a Father ("Chichi ariki"), directed by Ozu Yasujiro, "There are views of a go parlor at minute 35, then further mention of the game later," reports Bob Barber.For more about go on film, check out the European Go Federation's Go Filmography.