From BBC's Japanorama - Jonathon Ross looks at some alternative Japanese fashion trends which conflict with traditional Japanese ideas of beauty.
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 8,935 viewsJapan: Land of the Rising WTF
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Japan is a very strange place
The best anime based live-action choreographed action sequence I have ever seen.
posted by batmanuel 1 decade 7 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 4,282 viewsIn the hands of experimental Japanese filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi, the tale of seven "unmarried" young high-school girls who, during a school break, travel to a spooky, remote hilltop house to visit the... continue reading
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 3,665 viewsSome guys at Osaka University have gone completely off track at the robot creation lab. "Elementary chaos theory tells us that all robots will eventually turn against their masters and run amok in an... continue reading
posted by aidos 1 decade 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 2,183 views"Imprint" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. It was directed by Takashi Miike - director of 'Audition' and 'Ichi the Killer'. Its release was originally postponed due to... continue reading
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 2,472 viewsNot for the faint hearted...
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 9,128 viewsIZO (2004), directed by Takashi Miike, is about Izo Okada (1832-1865) - an historical samurai and assassin in 19th century Japan who met a tragic end: he was tortured and crucified. The film is a surrealist... continue reading
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 1,874 views"Dekotora or Decotora , an abbreviation for "Decoration Truck", is a loudly decorated truck found often in Japan. Dekotora commonly have neon or ultraviolet lights, extravagant paints, and shiny stainless... continue reading
posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 2,134 viewsPart 2, the final round, is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tgl4VUEkNg
posted by farcrafter 1 decade 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 7,754 viewsFrom July to September each year, Japan lives in fear of Tai Fu - or typhoons - that are renowned for taking lives and devastating coastlines. When the typhoons hit, everyone from the hi-tech cities to... continue reading
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 2,580 viewsFrom Satoshi Kon - Director of Millenium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, and Paranoia Agent - Perfect Blue (1997) is a dark twisted psychological thriller - I love this film!!!... continue reading
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 3,856 viewsJapanese version of the popular "Hi, I'm a Mac" commercials featuring comedy unit Rahmens.
posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 2,072 viewsA new Adidas billboard in Japan features two live humans suspended in mid air on a soccer field shaped billboard. The addition of a suspended ball lets the dare devils play a game of vertical soccer.
posted by silvercord 1 decade 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 2,772 viewsJoel McHale weighs in on 2 clips from Japanese TV Shows on The Soup.
posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 3 months 1 week ago • 895 viewsA performance for dodgy cable access television show 'Ghoul a go go'. Petty Booka is an all singing, all ukelele playing duo from Japan.
posted by Eden 1 decade 7 years 3 months ago • 1,192 viewsViews of the amazing models in Tobu World Square, with music from Isao Tomita.
posted by thesnipe 1 decade 7 years 3 months ago • 1,224 viewsMusic video for Kuricorder Quartet song "ojiisan no 11-kagetsu", directed by Masashi Kawamura. A little like the Michel Gondry video for Kylie Minogue.
posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 7 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 963 viewsRound 2 of Human Tetris. How they are expected to fit through some of these shapes is beyond me.
posted by grspec 1 decade 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 2,969 viewsA typical man produces 100 grams of force per square centimeter with his stream of urine. The average length of urination is 15 seconds. Japan's "Trivia no Izumi" show uses a water cannon to simulate... continue reading
posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 7 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 1,196 views