Michael Rogge interviewed on his films of the Far East

[MJSrin]

@MichaelRogge:

Sir, I am from India. After seeing your Videos about "Madurai"(a place in South India), I came to know about people's dressing culture, their looks towards camera and their behaviors and all those. Have you visited Chennai or Kanchipuram, these are nice places around Madurai.

Thanks for reminding our gone days. Long Live Sir.! Wish to be in touch with you in Facebook..!

[kiroyale]

You are incredibly charming! And talented. LOVE your videos! Thank you a million times over for putting these up! (Ever film old New Orleans, Louisiana)? Or Boston, Massachusetts? Looking through your archives but they are extensive :)

[MichaelRogge]

@kiroyale Thanks. I have only been in New York and Florida, so missed the states you mention. Too late now, may be next life!

[redwhitedude]

Excellent films. BTW did you go to Korea as well in your many travels?

[MichaelRogge]

@redwhitedude No, in the fifties it was not a safe place to go to.

[redwhitedude]

@MichaelRogge was it the same in the 60s?

[TheDarkCurrent]

These are amazing! Thank you so much for putting them online!

[Akibatai00]

Thank you for uploading your videos!

[tonykklam1]

I am amazed by the quality of your archives. THANKYOU so very much for the posting on youtube. I have been enjoying every inch of your clips. The problem is I want to see more if you don't mind. Watching from Perth, West Aust., they certainly bring back lots of fond memories from childhood living in Wanchai HK at the time.

[MichaelRogge]

@tonykklam1 . Thanks. Well I have more than a hundred clips on old Hong Kong on YouTube and 580 in total. So you can spend some further hours watching. And I plan to upload more as soon as I get hold of some interesting footage. In fact it is a costly business this hobby of mine: buying films, having them shipping to me, professional digitalization etc. But I enjoy it, specially encouraged by enthusiastic responses like yours.

[mostenan]

I really appreciate your films...technically, subject matter ... everything..

[groovycc63]

Michael! I am sooooo impressed by your video and I am so pleased and jealous that you have good opportunities to work in many places. I am sure they are a lot more inside your heart and they are hardly described by pictures or letters. Anyway, I wish you all the best and if another opportunity come, I buy a good Chinese tea, together with Dim Sum.

[MichaelRogge]

@groovycc63 Thanks. Hope that the tea and dim sum worked wonders!

[london56]

Mr Rogge, I wonder do you have any old film of Penang Island of British Malaya???

[MichaelRogge]

@london56 Yes, see my playlist Malaysia and Singapore, by using keywordds

MichaelRogge playlist malaysia and singapore

[RPST10]

Mr. Rogge It's amazing that one man traveled so many places in the world (specially in the East) and experinced (and filmed) so many things that are so unforgettable. I wish everybody could live the life that you led. Thanks for the films! P.S. You're 80 but you look like 50 How do you do it?

[MichaelRogge]

@RPST10 No smoking, no drinking and practising meditation. A dull life according to many - not to me.

[RPST10]

@MichaelRogge It's pretty cool how you got to so many places in your 20's , Oh yeah have you heard about the Quirino Grandstand Hostage Taking?

[gigiangle83]

thank u so so so much,that we can see the times what looking like,when my grandmother was young.

[eddielung31]

Another million appreciation from Hong Kong. You are right, now the whole world is your audience, and you indeed have done a great deal to preserve a rich cultural heritage, which you may not realized at that time, but we in Hong Kong, as the 2009 generation, owed a lot to your works

[MichaelRogge]

Thanks, my obsolete movies have been given a second life!

[Bernie1927]

Yes Mike, it's surprising that so many people of our generation, want nothing to do with computers. They don't know what they're missing. Too bad for them.

This was a great interview and I too am amazed at the quality of these old clips. Keep them coming!!

[meitaibb]

Glad to watch this video.

Precious!

[sscnky]

Hats off to Michael!

[bobchewaing]

Mr. Rogge,

Absolutely amazing, you looked really good during the interview. Your talking, gesture and body language still looked like a man in his 50. I am very proud of you ! Just keep up with your good work and all the best to you.

[MichaelRogge]

Thanks, I'll continue to the bitter end for people like you.

[minutegongcoughs]

Glad to see these topographical films are archived. We get to see the film maker too!

[1978skin]

Thanks again for the work you've done.

[chengcharles]

Obviously, we are all enjoying the clips you filmed and shared, thanks for your great effort and wish you health and all the best!

[frankie1031]

Thanks you for your video clips about Hong Kong and the world. I am grateful to watch your clips especially the past of Hong Kong. Will you make a trip to Hong Kong or any Asian country again?

[MichaelRogge]

Not anymore at my age of eighty. Yet, I'm making cruises to Northern Europe.

[VictimOfBoredom]

Awesome! Your videos are indeed great; and it's wonderful to be able to see what goes on "behind the scenes". :)

[solopolo]

work of love, bravo!

[wyllieohagan]

Good man yourself:)

Thank you for your work, we wish you all the best.

[3024266]

You are Great person.!!!

[fainhk]

you are a lovely old pa, thanks from HK

[cskwan]

Hi, Mr. Rogge, you are great, thanks for those films of Hong Kong!!!!!!

[gragrn]

Brilliant. Thank you Michael.