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! Read More
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Drop Dead Clothing
Whilst perusing the internet like I'm prone to do, I began by looking at some of the stories ...
Tetsuya Ishida
PinkTentacle presents a collection of paintings by the Japanese surrealist Tetsuya Ishida (1973-2005) exploring some of the darker ...
Japanese Manba
The BBC World Service reports on the trend of British followers of Japanese fashion. Seriously, what the flip? An ...
Mar
23
Nintendo 3DS
Posted in Gaming
The internet was all aflutter this morning with the news from Nintendo that they were planning to release yet another iteration of the Nintendo DS. Read More
Mar
18
The Last Chapter
Posted in Film
This is kinda long winded and I don’t suppose it really matters but here’s how I came across 20th Century Boys. To begin with, I hadn’t ever read a manga before, I was far too much of a literary snob to take any interest in them in spite of my avid interest in Japanese culture. Read More
Mar
16
Basilisk
Posted in Television
Along 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. Read More
Mar
16
The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck And God
Posted in Film
On the three hour train journey back to Sheffield from London, I decided that I’d fill the time with a film. I’ve been sitting on “The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck And God” for a while now. Read More
