Archive for 11月 3rd, 2009
Kyoka Suzuki starts new movie, Sideways
Kyoka Suzuki is a sophisticated woman and she has a real beauty inside. It's a kind of pride talk but please read with your mind of forgiveness on me, I once worked with Kyoka Suzuki when she was still a commercial model in north Japan area before she becomes famous as an actress. She is now 41 years old, when I met her for the first [...]
KITARO – SILK ROAD
KITARO is one of the international musicians Japan ever produced. He lives in California, USA now. Sometimes he seems to come back to Japan for concerts and recordings. KITARO's name is known to Japanese music fans. Yet, if compared to the USA or other countries, KITARO might be less popular in Japan. He nominated as Grammy award many [...]
SADAO WATANABE, the Jazz Sax Van of Japan
Among Japanese musicians, SADAO WATANABE, jazz sax player, may be the most famous in the world. Recently Japanese POP group like X-Japan became international band by the influence of new Japan fans in the world. Before the new fans era, SADAO WATANABE has been playing great Jazz sax among top level musicians of America or in the [...]
Ex President Bush Appeared in Tokyo with Koizumi, ex-Prime Minister of Japan
Today ex-US president, George Bush, arrived in Japan. He seems to have been invited by a Japanese public political party. He went to Tokyo baseball dome and pitched an opening ball as Japan series opening ceremony. Probably many people got surprised to see him on the pitcher's mound. His trip to Japan was not announced enough, I [...]
Unaju – Eel Bowl
Some might know that eel is a very popular food in Japan. Especially in the summer time annually, we have custom to eat eel on the regular day, Doyo-Ushinohi. Eel cooking is really simple. We just grill it with sweet Teriyaki sauce as you see photo. And the cooked eel is put on the rice bowl or rice box, which is called Unaju ( rice box [...]
AKINA NAKAMORI
AKINA NAKAMORI used to be the most popular idol girl of Japan back in late 1970's to early 80's. When she first appeared in Japanese TV program, Japan was still conservative and they didn't want to see attitude on TV. All the idols were softened by producers and viewers in front of TVs accepted decollated image of the idols. Now,AKINA [...]
SHIBUYA in Oxford Circus in London
SHIBUYA CROSSOVER is a very big junction of people, cars and streets. SHIBUYA is also known to Japanese and Japan fans as a town of young energy and street fashion. Shibuya ever produced many life style for young people of Japan. Recently, SHIBUYA's crossover became a hint of Oxfor Circus Crossover and new Oxford Circus was born in [...]
Porko Rosso
Porco Rosso's original title in Japanese is Kurenaino Buta, which means Red Pig. Also the Porco Rosso means a red pig in Italian, but it seems a word of insult sense. The leading role character is a man who was forced to be a red pig by magic. This story is based on Miyazaki's faith that a man should live like this. It's very romantic and adult [...]
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Kiki's Delivery Service was released in 1989 in Japan. The previous movie, TOTORO, was also a family type animated movie and this Kiki's Delivery Service followed the same line. Personally I like Castle in the sky or Nausicaa of the valley of the winds first of all because the message and dream of people are fantastic. However, most of family [...]
