Jean Snow [.net]

Month: June 2007

  • Miike + Tarantino = Django

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    From Japan Today: Quentin Tarantino, center, director Takashi Miike, left, and actress Kaorio Momoi attend a news conference in Tokyo Monday to mark the completion of filming for the sukiyaki western “Django,” in which Tarantino plays Ringo, a master gunfighter in feudal Japan. Even though Tarantino is the only non-Japanese in the film, “Django” is…

  • Naoto Fukasawa in the IHT

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    The INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE has a piece up on Naoto Fukasawa. Link via Dezain.net.

  • Julia Barnes on Tokyo Eye

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    Julia Barnes’ segment — mentioned here — for TOKYO EYE is now on YouTube (the video starts with a bit of a glitch).

  • This Week in Magazines

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    BRUTUS (618) devotes its latest issue to Hitoshi Matsumoto (of manzai duo Downtown), who has been getting a lot of press recently due to the release of his film DAINIPPONJIN. PEN goes extra-size for the celebration of its 200th issue, which takes a look at Edo design. +81 (36) heads to the West Coast for…

  • Keiji Ashizawa’s 2 Courts House

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    I mentioned Keiji Ashizawa’s 2 Courts House in Shirogane a while back, when he had posted a few photos on his site, and now comes an entire gallery of the finished home. Yes, I could definitely see myself living there. Keiji has also updated the English side of his site.

  • Nintendo Museum on 1UP Show

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    Check out the latest episode of the 1UP SHOW (82) — it’s actually part of their NOT THE 1UP SHOW series (10) — for Jason‘s video report on the “Nintendo Museum” event that took place in Osaka at the end of March (it’s the second segment of the show). Update: You can also watch the report…

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    Nao Suzuki has a new show at MUSEE F (Galerie Omotesando) in Aoyama, June 11-16. Soft — home to many a “Juliana” party — celebrates its 7th anniversary tonight (June 9), with an all-night party (21:00-5:00, free entry) that will include Tokyo Fun Party regulars SoccerBoy and Digiki, as well as GLMAN. Roland Kelts will…

  • Uniqlock

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    Patrick sent me a link to this page, which seems to preview an upcoming project, “Uniqlock,” that will team Fantastic Plastic Machine and Uniqlo, to launch June 15. FPM has previously produced a compilation album for the launch of the brand’s flagship store in New York.