A good web site for any fan of anime.
I don't know if I mentioned this web site in earlier posts, but I think this site bears repeating. AnimeStyle Pro is a site created by real professionals who are in the Animation industry in Japan. Cindy Yamauchi and many others set up the web site that shows the tools and advise of the industry in Japan. The web site is very informative. Some of the reference books they mentioned on their site are similar to the ones I used when I was attending the School of Visual Arts as an Animation Undergrad.
Keep on drawing...
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
Samurai Fest hits the JICC
During the month of May the Japan Information and Cultural Center will have a retrospect of Samurai culture.
May 24 @ 7pm
Lecture: Samurai 150! : the First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to the U.S. in 1860
May 25 @ 6:30pm
Performance: An Evening with Samurai
May 26, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Samurai Film Fest: Yojimbo
May 27, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Samurai Film Fest: The Hidden Blade
May 28, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Samurai Film Fest: Samurai X- The Motion Picture
For tickets and other info, please RSVP the JICC: jiccrsvp@ws.mofa.go.jp
During the month of May the Japan Information and Cultural Center will have a retrospect of Samurai culture.
May 24 @ 7pm
Lecture: Samurai 150! : the First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to the U.S. in 1860
May 25 @ 6:30pm
Performance: An Evening with Samurai
May 26, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Samurai Film Fest: Yojimbo
May 27, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Samurai Film Fest: The Hidden Blade
May 28, 2010 @ 6:30pm
Samurai Film Fest: Samurai X- The Motion Picture
For tickets and other info, please RSVP the JICC: jiccrsvp@ws.mofa.go.jp
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Ja Jang Western hits the DC area this weekend.
Put on your cowboy hat and Tommy gun, the most expensive Korean movie, The good, the bad, the weird will hit DC and other theaters this weekend. The Landmark's E Street Cinema will have a showing this weekend.
For any fans of Asian films, this is worth the wait.
Put on your cowboy hat and Tommy gun, the most expensive Korean movie, The good, the bad, the weird will hit DC and other theaters this weekend. The Landmark's E Street Cinema will have a showing this weekend.
For any fans of Asian films, this is worth the wait.
Monday, May 10, 2010
EAS 2010
For those people interested in European and Asian films, The EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival will have screenings all over the DC area on June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 12.
Below are the participating countries:
Europe: France, Italy, Spain, Germany
Asia: Japan, Korea, China/Taiwan
North America: USA
More information is located on EAS2010's web site.
For those people interested in European and Asian films, The EuroAsia Shorts Film Festival will have screenings all over the DC area on June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 12.
Below are the participating countries:
Europe: France, Italy, Spain, Germany
Asia: Japan, Korea, China/Taiwan
North America: USA
More information is located on EAS2010's web site.
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
8 ji dayo! zen'in shûgô
I was just remembering a special I saw on TBS TV (Tokyo Broadcast System) a few years ago. The show was called 8 ji dayo! zen'in shûgô. It had live comedy sketches and was the genesis for all popular TV and Animated shows after the show went off the air in 1985. The show is kind of similar to the The Carol Burnett Show, which influenced so many comedians and artists on this side of the pond after the show was off the air in the late 1970s.
One sketch from the special had one of the key characters, Ken Shimura was scared out of his wits during a Halloween sketch. In Japan and some parts of East Asian, Ghost Month (Asian Halloween) happens in mid august. I couldn't stop laughing at Mr. Shimura's facial expressions and muffled screaming. Mr. Shimura is perhaps most know for his white faced Emperor, which along side his "Drifters" cohorts did several commercials for a chain of department stores.
I am hoping that some DVD company in the States, Canada, Australia, or any English speaking country has the opportunity to license an "Offical" copy of the 8 ji dayo! (Hatchiji Dayo! or It's 8 o'clock!).
...baka...
I was just remembering a special I saw on TBS TV (Tokyo Broadcast System) a few years ago. The show was called 8 ji dayo! zen'in shûgô. It had live comedy sketches and was the genesis for all popular TV and Animated shows after the show went off the air in 1985. The show is kind of similar to the The Carol Burnett Show, which influenced so many comedians and artists on this side of the pond after the show was off the air in the late 1970s.
One sketch from the special had one of the key characters, Ken Shimura was scared out of his wits during a Halloween sketch. In Japan and some parts of East Asian, Ghost Month (Asian Halloween) happens in mid august. I couldn't stop laughing at Mr. Shimura's facial expressions and muffled screaming. Mr. Shimura is perhaps most know for his white faced Emperor, which along side his "Drifters" cohorts did several commercials for a chain of department stores.
I am hoping that some DVD company in the States, Canada, Australia, or any English speaking country has the opportunity to license an "Offical" copy of the 8 ji dayo! (Hatchiji Dayo! or It's 8 o'clock!).
...baka...
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