Month: December 2003

The following site has an interview with Katsuji Morishita of Production I.G., the group responsible for the animated sequence in KILL BILL. Nice bit of commentary on certain scenes. Link via Seven.

Seems like I’m going to have lots to do when my holidays start next week (only 2 more days of work) as I’ve found what looks to be another interesting exhibit. Organized by a group that goes by the name aiD’en and taking place at the Museo Pictorico in Gaien-mae, the show takes a look…

Jim Frederick takes a look at the console wars (with a focus on Nintendo) in this week’s edition of TIME ASIA. I have to say that I am and always have been a huge Nintendo fan, and it’s still my platform of choice. The games I most want to play are always theirs because they’re…

A big congrats goes out to my good friend, and PLR partner, Marc Xavier LeBlanc for getting a nomination in the Best Photographer award at the East Coast Music Awards.

And I’d also like to catch the Takashi Kono show taking place at the Ginza Graphic Gallery. It ends on December 20. Again, from REALTOKYO: Following his employ in the design department at Shochiku Films, Kono Takashi (1906-1999) joined the legendary national design magazine “Nippon,” where he acted as art director (or the like). It…

I can’t say that I’ve heard of Keiichi Tanaami, but his new exhibit at Gallery 360 sounds like it could be interesting. Here’s what REALTOKYO says: The great master Tanaami Keiichi has been crisscrossing genres since the 1960s, and thanks to his indefatigable activities the hair-splitting separation of art and design has become almost an…

Sure, I was really excited about the new Apple Store, and couldn’t wait to check it out. But this guy is nuts. Can’t imagine flying that far for a store opening, and to really only have that as an objective. I mean, coming to Tokyo and not even taking the time to check out a…