Interview Michael Rogge in 2019

Interview by Guntar Sinuraya, graduate of the Leiden University, and webmaster of channel 'Asiatique Media'. I'm relating how I came to film in the Far East and upload clips on KZbin.
See my other 1250 clips by searching KZbin with 'michael rogge'
My clips aim at giving new life to people who have gone before us and showing the world they lived in.
Visit my website 'Man and the Unknown' wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ , for philosophical reflections, paranormal phenomena, Javanese mysticism, precepts for living and more, with many translations in foreign languages..

[@philt8118]

R.I.P. 😢. THANKS YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES & IMAGES OF A TIME GONE BY❤. GODSPEED😢!

[@user-mx1ie4kz8t]

是的! 安息!

[@kmck425]

RIP

[@wreagfe]

Not sure what it is called, but Mr. Rogge's last message on his death notice says: "My stay on earth has ended, I am going to a new one. Farewell family and friends. Goodbye!" RIP 🙏🏻

[@achimchanjeannettelautwein5573]

RIP...🙏🙋‍♂️

[@middyred68]

what a guy you are Michael, what you have done is amazing. One of the most important historical documentors of the 20th and 21st Century.

[@michaelijsbrand]

Sorry, I didn't blush as I know that there are, and have been, many people like me. I have to thank heaven for creating opportunities for me to travel the earth as well as in spirit!

[@irwu8860]

@@michaelijsbrand hi, Michael, have you had your videos kept in any museums? They will be very valuable for many museums and the museums will more than happy to have them. Your videos and photos should not only kept on KZbin, they should also kept by deference museums and universities libraries. Please make sure to do this to make your work alive forever. People, special the coming generations need it! You really have to do it now -- if you have not started yet.

[@user-fo3bz1ku5y]

朝倉雄介 and I are Japanese old men who really enjoyed your video, "Everyday life in bygone days in Tokyo, 1966 昭和東京." You should be called "King Documentary." He and I wish you good health, sir.

[@yesterdayoncemore1592]

Not a few commenters (mostly Chinese and South Korean) expressed bitter hatred for Japan...

[@rapid789]

@@yesterdayoncemore1592 They are jealous about Japan.....

[@marijnheijneman8263]

Oh i understand cmpetely上课我看看我看着

[@yojan9238]

@@yesterdayoncemore1592 people need to learn to forgive. Just look at the Europeans, war and battle every years but they still can sat down together. There is no use in taking out old stories ad shovels it in the new generations mind. What a waste, the revenge and avenge thought would forever living in the new generations mind. The Indonesian, Malaysian, Singaporean and Bruneian knew about what happened during the World War 2, but that's what happened back there, there's no used to fire chaff of hatred over and over again.

[@yesterdayoncemore1592]

@@yojan9238 Have YOU ever persuaded them into forgiving the Japanese for what the latter did during WW Ⅱ?

[@bw2046]

I'm a Hong Kong people and I enjoy your films very much. Thank you very much.

[@famousclipsfrominternet8527]

So basically he is the father of vlogging

[@akramalraeeini370]

XD i didn't look at it this way. but I guess you're right.

[@patssrc2728]

Yes off course

[@goognamgoognw6637]

He is right the internet started to appear in Eureopean universities in 1996. In 1995 there was 'irc' as MS Dos text only program with chat rooms where you could chat live with someone accross the world. First webpage and the first netbrowser was 'netscape' it was mostly text with pictures. He was ready for it. Amazing guy.

[@wreagfe]

@@goognamgoognw6637 Indeed. Interesting fact is that the first (commercial) ISP in the Netherlands, XS4ALL (which still exists as a brand of KPN) was founded in 1993. Still, 1995-1996 is very early to get on the web.

[@PatriotIndia]

Sir you can't even imagine whatt contribution you have done to this world by all of your work..taking todays generation back in time..what the world had looked in past...thanks from India

[@simone222]

Your clips are priceless and timeless. Thank you so much for sharing them with us.

[@tllwllwsh2713]

Why on earth do you pretend to be Simone de Beauvoir(1908-1986)?

[@bornana269]

@@tllwllwsh2713 identity theft is not a joke Jim

[@dannytwittler5520]

@Simone de B. Do you really think that Mr. Rogge will find your comment pleasant? You are just an impostor!

[@simone222]

@@dannytwittler5520 You'll be blocked and reported. :)

[@dannytwittler5520]

@@simone222 When?

[@outdevo]

You’re an international treasure!

[@Sam-js3gk]

yes, it is absolutely truth.

[@zacharyferreira2469]

I hope this channel and these videos live on for as long as there is a KZbin. RIP Michael and thank you for this legacy!

[@dhkxksnzl41]

Mr. Rogge I wish you good health and happiness. From a person in the Far East

[@fainhk]

Salute to you Mr Rogge from Hong Kong, wish you all the best

[@darkstatehk]

I love this channel, a true gem indeed. Amazing foresight to record everything and anything at the time. I lived in HK for 20 years and many of my friends there know of your videos Mr. Rogge. May you live long sir!

[@fidelcatsro6948]

ameen

[@well5423]

RIP Michael. Thank you for giving us a glimpse of the times you lived in. This is unforgettable.

[@_tanzil_]

Mr. Rogge you're just amazing. Watched lots of old films; love all of them. Thank you....❤️❤️

[@noorazuramansor1107]

Isarb hafiz kenapa kau tak guna translate

[@AsiatiqueMedia]

Thank you for watching! - Guntar

[@laniakeaculturecollective8238]

Mr Rogge I've been watching your videos on KZbin for years, and this is the first time I'm writing to you. I just want to say a big thank you for your invaluable contribution to documenting the lives and times of ordinary people in Asia, all these many years. I wish you good health and joyful and fulfilling years ahead.

[@By-the_Way]

I absolutely love your channel. It is the closest thing to the time machine for me. :)

[@moniqueera]

Mr. Rogge, I stumbled across your films on KZbin and must say that it's incredibly fascinating and wonderful that you've been documenting every city/country that you've traveled. I've been bingeing your videos for a while now, and it's made me feel like I'm back in time. As a member of Generation Z, I rarely get to see historical films like this. It's like a hidden gem to me. Thank you for allowing your documentaries accessible to us! I wish you health and happiness, Mr. Rogge! You have my biggest respect! 🤍

[@michaelijsbrand]

Thank you very much. The more viewed, the more the people in the the clips become alive!

[@cycnus]

I can't thank you enough for all the work you have done over the years to share these almost forgotten movies. This is such a Public Good. You should get even more recognition for it.

[@boy8286]

i m a hongkonger. thank you very much that you keep & bring back our memories. ALL these histories is going to be deleted by somebodies.

[@goodviewamypoon9090]

Hong Kong miss you

[@rasasayange592]

You remind me of my late father. He was living in the era that you're lived. But he's army in indonesia back then. Good job Michael. I really appreciate it what have you done with those treasury video. Amazing.... tears. Thank u

[@danlo3]

I wish you good health and happiness forever.❤️❤️❤️

[@benlee1396]

Mr. Rogge, I have been watching your film for a while & suddenly found this latest clip from you and noticed you are well and with young mind and what a treasure to hear from you. I absolutely agreed otherwise you won't have the foresight to do this more than half a century before KZbin were born! As a hong konger I feel so close to you that you have a very special connection to this place! I will go to hk Island today and feel this place and the images of your film in mind! Great thanks to you! also I have been to visit Amsterdam a few years ago too. 👍🤝

[@michaelijsbrand]

Great to hear !

[@winifredchen]

Thank you Mr. Rogge for keeping these wonderful historical archive footage for us Hong Kong people and our next generations!

[@hondakubo9399]

You are more than a MARCO POLO of 20/21st century 🙏💖 A true legend , One of a Kind🙌🙌 , so glad you once lived in Tokyo 🥰 Huge respect- 💖from Tokyo 🎌

[@lau1812]

What you have done is so remarkable and meaningful. A record of Hong Kong and probably the most important time of postwar development to become Asia ‘s financial centre later. Thank you very much and wish you good health and long life. Also, your personal life in Asia after the WWII was a story of its own . My full respect to you.

[@michaelijsbrand]

Thanks a lot. Always glad to learn that my efforts have not ben in vain.

[@yuugatenshi]

A very sincere thank you from Hong Kong, Mr. Rogge, for all the wonderful films and extraordinary edits. Good health to you, dear sir!

[@peterthermocline]

Michael, congratulations on your amazing videos over the decades. Truly historical archives we can all look back on. There are those that are following in your footsteps, such as Martin, from "Bangkokandmore". Thank you Sir for your excellent historical treasures. Please let us know they will be preserved for future generations to come. Some people you may know from HK during your time there. Frank Goldberg (Holland), Jorgen Mortensen(John) from Denmark. Thank you for these treasures.

[@andym7713]

Hello Michael, I just found you here and I subscribed to your page ... what a magnificent job you have done showing us the early years of our beautiful city of Hong Kong ... thanks and congrats for your very interesting videos ... for all of us that love Hong Kong this is absolutely priceless ... cheers!

[@michaelijsbrand]

Thanks for your praise. I already had millions of views from Hong Kong. And 100 million worldwide. Keep viewing

[@DukeAlba]

Mr. Rogge, your channel is amazing and never ceases to delight! Thank you for your amazing contribution!

[@michaelijsbrand]

and thank you for your patronage !

[@keerthich6762]

All I can say is Thank you sir 🙏 Your work is extremely precious 💖

[@peterbackpack2282]

Thank you for old video....it'amazing...and you're very handsome when you were young...ha ha

[@dennisngai2681]

Beautiful Channel. Thank you Mr. Rogge for documenting lives so close to our generation and yet seems so distant. Just lovely.

[@stjou4268]

This is so amazing to watch! This man is a world treasure. He lets us connect with the past.

[@EmilyNg0416]

Hi Michael, I am from Hong Kong and have subscribed your channel for a few years, your videos are priceless :)

[@98999899]

Hong Kong has fallen. But I truely appreciate your efforts to preserve the memories of my home.

[@Fabsurf101]

Mr. Rogge, I would just like to thank you for all the KZbin videos you uploaded so that we could reflect and look back what it was like when we were kids or even we were born in the 50s.

[@Tubemanjac]

Beste Michael, prachtige levensbeschrijving! Had je zelf ooit gedacht dat jouw films onder zoveel waardering de hele wereld over zouden gaan? Wat betreft je leeftijd, de tropenjaren hebben op jouw gezondheid kennelijk nauwelijks invloed gehad. Ik wens je nog vele gezonde, energieke en creatieve jaren toe.

[@dddd181818]

A very interesting interview, it's amazing : ) I used to work for a Dutch bank in HK too. Thank you, Michael, for uploading so many lovely videos.

[@wyfcph]

Glad to see this interview. You still retains that childlike face as in your 20's ! You demonstrates the benefit of having a lifelong enjoyable pursuit. It might be a pity that you missed the film industry but it turns out that your generous sharing gives much bigger contribution to the world.

[@michaelijsbrand]

Thanks. Wish you all the best !

[@wyfcph]

@@michaelijsbrand vow! What a prompt reply ! I am a native Hongkonger and still stay here. Also your fan. Glad to see all the beautiful boys and scenery here 70 years back. Enjoy your life !

[@alexandrapintilie9071]

It's so surreal to see people that were once living and walking in the same places we are today. Such a nostalgic feeling. Thank you for posting ❤️⭐

[@angelaschouten1747]

Excidently came across your postings and what a found! Love your historical films. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world. Hope you stay healthy and safe.

[@VivianSmiling]

Thank you so much for the clips and your words & works, Mr Michael Rogge! I am a Hong Kong Chinese. I am so happy that I found your channel today. I enjoyed so much watching your clips and listening to your words. Yea, we shall cherish our ancestors. You were a handsome guy and are very sincere gentleman. Thank you again for the precious documentary and videos! Best wishes 💗💕👍👍👍

[@michaelijsbrand]

Great to receive such touching responses. Thank you.

[@VivianSmiling]

@@michaelijsbrand 😊😊💖 Have a blessed day, Mr Michael Rogge!

[@riteshsakpal6872]

Thank you for this wonderful gift to our generation ❤️

[@ywinton]

Thank you so much for generously uploading your clips and photos, Mr Rogge. My family had been rooted in Hong Kong since the 1800s, I am very grateful that, through your videos, I could share my love for the colony with my children who have only visited Hong Kong a couple of times. This is a tremendous gift to me and my children. Thank you.

[@thundercatsito]

BRAVO! KZbin onlye make possible the world wide could see your videos, it's fantastic because of the era they were filmed... a heritage from all mankind... thank you for sharing

[@mrrolandlawrence]

amazing :D have been watching the videos of asia for a while as ive lived in singapore, malaysia, bali and vietnam. my grandfather also from holland lived in jakarta & singapore before 1939 working for a dutch news service.

[@icygamingguy-]

Thanx for showing everyone how this world used to be . Love from India 🇮🇳.

[@xiaoyualice1984]

Michael, thank you very much for your kind contributions! Amazing films you have made!

[@toqareading]

thankyou very much mr.rogge !your videos are just priceless !! God bless you

[@cyc996863]

A big thank you, from Hong Kong.

[@olie171]

Thank you so much for showing me the glimpse of the past. You have brilliantly captured the lives of people in those times and the reality of the past. I truly appreciate your work. Old videos are the closest thing we have to time machine. Thank you for giving me that privilege and God bless you always.

[@speedtest8166]

This is the most valuable channel on KZbin. So priceless.

[@thebornana2468]

this guy deserves more views and subscribers...

[@pakdolan]

Hello Mr Rogge. I hope you are still with us. All the best of health to you. Long live to the channel.

[@ShyaKar]

You have lived your life..! I am not sure how many of us do ..! Thank you so much for all the videos ❤

[@madao6996]

Found your videos while scrolling through my feed one night and I am really glad that I found it. Love your videos! Best wishes 😁

[@ashishkumar-ic1oo]

You are great person of this world . I watch your video early morning 3:00AM.

[@4june9140]

First saw your films on TV in Hong Kong, loved them. I was so happy to find them on KZbin just a few years later. Thank you so much for sharing them Michael, they are a treasure.

[@SandsofMind]

Thank you for archiving all of your footage on KZbin. It's really magnificent!

[@rr.potolsky]

Hi Mr. Rogge, love your vids! They inspire me to make vintage ones!

[@Aisha-ix6qz]

Thank you Mr Rogge! I adore your work! 😊

[@callbb9361]

Thank you for sharing these videos,sir.

[@cathychua4483]

All of these videos are so precious!❤ Thank you Mr. Rogge

[@rekhashree952]

Unbelievable 😍 tq Mr.Michael Rogge 😢😢😢😢 one of the best channel ever❤❤❤❤ i think these videos will be live for moree centuries

[@habeshahmad6176]

Thank you for sharing with us your clips at no costs. If you have anymore please upload them. Great man, Great historian .Stay healthy.

[@starwarz8479]

Thank you for producing these amazing videos. Please keep up the good work. These footage are so rare and they are truely priceless these days.

[@linearalgebra1884]

Thank you - I saw Singapore again at 1983 where my mom grew up - its wonderful your gift

[@jun1217xb4]

It has been absolutely an honor for all of us to watch your amazing videos!!!

[@healthymindbody3215]

He is a legend.... 😍😍😍😘😘😘😘 Much love for his videos

[@hongkongernobody9174]

Thank you so much for your precious video clippings. Love all of them.

[@maxikwan7752]

Mr. MichaelRogge, Thank you so much, I am a Hong Konger. your vedioes is an very important gifts for Hong Konger.

[@kickthedust5195]

Thank you sir for your timeless effort to record such a beautiful moment..

[@alduswong]

It is amazing to see the director. Thank you for the channel. They for sure hit a lot of people's heart.

[@gilgranada]

What an amazing human being. You are well ahead of your time and your recordings always bring us back in time.

[@jefftan8024]

Dear Michael, don’t worry, KZbin will never deplatform your channel. All the work that you have done will live on forever!

[@michaelijsbrand]

Thanks. Well, at any rate I hope that the channel survives me: 91 years old, but still young in mind!

[@bardo0007]

@@michaelijsbrand Let's go for 100 !

[@patrickremolona6851]

Thank you for the great videos! I love watching it! More videos to come.

[@prayfortheworld7960]

Sir,you are a part of history itself.Thank you for all the videos you record all this years

[@bruceng6349]

I am a HKer. Thank you for preserving our history in digital footage.

[@anurag8792]

Luv n respect from Delhi,India sir..u deserve millions subscriber's..god bless you sir🙏🙏🇮🇳❤️

[@B2Hives]

Thank you, You have shown places, locations and life in the times of my younger days, before and after. How things have changed, and still changing each day, Keep filming, the films of today will be the archives for future viewers pleasure.

[@EricAroundTheWorldYouTube]

You have an incredible life story Mr. Rogge! Thank you for all of the wonderful videos.

[@ssbmusicspark]

I pressed very hard on that like button ! Wish I could like this video over and over again !

[@LilChikyChan]

I'm so glad I found this channel, I love watching your videos and seeing the world of the past. ♥

[@wendycheong276]

Dear Mr Rogge, thank you for your KZbin channel! I am a fan of footage from bygone eras, especially of my native Singapore. Your work is very precious. Thank you so much for sharing them, sir.

[@manonthemoon9134]

Thanks for all the videos Michael. As someone that lived in Hong Kong for a number of years I loved to see the old footage. Good Health sir.

[@Mandy-fb4hs]

It's so precious, thank you very much for your generous sharing of the videos.

[@nadrini300]

You're a treasure, Mr. Rogge! Thanks for sharing those wonderful videos! Hope you are well

[@sumstephen4230]

Thank you for Michael's great effort in bringing us of different ages of Hong Kong people valuable historical events in the he past. Thanks.

[@heldachan625]

A big thank you to Mr. Rogge from Macau. I have followed your KZbin account for a long time now but still I want to say it again, thank you for all these precious film. So happy to see that you are well and happy and still doing what you love to do and get the attention that you deserve. I wish you all the best.

[@helencheung102]

It is so amazing to see the old HK from a Dutch’s perspective view. Thank you for your precious sharing. My hat off to you, sir!

[@obyhashim3184]

Has been watching your videos quite for some time now. Thank you for the effort, priceless

[@lylehsaxon]

Really enjoyed this! You know, we have some parallels - for me it's 1990-93 in Tokyo with analog video, but the story line of taking material, not being able to do much with it, and then - thanks to KZbin - finally finding our audience.

[@santhoshalugubelly]

ThankYou Michael. Recently I discovered your channel and have been loving it since then. Your videos are priceless which have inspiring stories.

[@orangegrass1]

I am from Hong Kong and would like to say thank you to Mr. Rogge for recoding all this. God bless you!

[@akie64]

Fantastic interview and recount of you life. Your movies are fascinating and we sit down as a family and watch them, especially the ones in Singapore as my wife is Singaporean. Wishing you all the best and love from New Zealand ❤

[@epicon6]

I love your videos from Japan!!! Great to meet you through this video and hear your story!!

[@sidharthvyas7870]

Thanks alot Michael. Watching your videos is always like a time travel for me. Your videos are a treasure for everyone. Our coming generation will see your clips and movies as we see Pyramids today " a symbol of beautiful past". Keep uploading anything even if you want to share your experiences and thoughts everyone will love it. Best wishes from India.

[@funkadelic00]

What a life you've led and what legacy you've left behind Mr Rogge! I wonder what it's like to have all these memories archived in your head as it hits the pillow every night. Must have been a blissful one.