The Japanese film critic Jasper Sharp tweeted about a fantastic documentary on BBC Four about North Korea called “Kim Jong-Il’s Comedy Club“. Catch it online while you can!
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Category Archives: Television
Mar
16
Basilisk
Posted in TelevisionAlong with watching “The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck And God” I’ve also been distracting myself with an old animated show from Japan called Basilisk.
Oct
31
Animation Nation
Posted in TelevisionAnother documentary about Japan, this time from Rockhopper focusing on Japan’s animation industry and the young hopefuls that desire to join it. Japan is the world’s third largest economy. It’s a place where work is taken very seriously indeed – but so, too, is entertainment. And there is nothing the Japanese like better than losing [...]
Apr
25
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Posted in Music, News, TelevisionThe dude above is a famous Japanese actor, he was part of a really successful band (that I’d never heard of) and starred in a drama that I surprisingly enjoyed. According to news reports, he was recently found naked and drunken in the middle of a park after a drinking spree with friends. “What’s wrong [...]
Apr
25
Raging Bull
Posted in TelevisionCatching up on the news earlier I found myself in hysterics watching a news report about a raging bull in a northern Irish supermarket, apparently it had escaped from a nearby farmers market. My favourite moment of the clip is the sharp about-turn by the farmer as he realises the bull has targeted him as [...]
