These real-life gliders are being designed and built at the petworks in japan. They are based on the Mehve gliders from Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

posted by phelixian 1 decade 8 years 1 week ago • 2,810 views

Astro Boy is the first Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became known as anime. This version originally premiered on Fuji TV, on New Year's Day 1963, but was eventually... continue reading

This is a short, but extremely beautiful clip of a traditional Japanese style wedding at Meiji Jingu Shrine in Japan. The music accompanying the clip is hauntingly beautiful.

posted by lucky760 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 3,229 views

Princess Mononoke is a Japanese animated film by Hayao Miyazaki that was first released in Japan in 1997 and in the United States in 1999.Mononoke is the third most popular anime movie in Japan, next to... continue reading

posted by firefly 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 2,085 views

Opening scene to Lady Snowblood (1973), starring Meiko Kaji. Along with the mood and style of this movie, Tarantino borrowed Meiko Kaji's song "Urami Bushi" to play over the end credits to Kill Bill part 1.

posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 8 years 1 week ago • 2,928 views

Satoshi Kamiya uses one large piece of paper, folds it 1360 times in 10 hours (with a short lunch break), and makes a beautiful phoenix.

posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 15,358 views

Fugu is a Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish. Because pufferfish is lethally poisonous if prepared incorrectly, fugu has become one of the most celebrated and notorious dishes in Japanese cuisine. ... continue reading

posted by gwaan 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 19,373 views • 4:49

There is no way I could eat something that's still moving! Could you?

posted by gwaan 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 4,931 views

A four minutes YouTube video showing a Japanese dominos using everything (all sorts of objects like purses, framed pictures, etc.). Seen on http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/25/everything-domino/ ...

posted by ant 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 103 views

A great addition to any "bad movie night" collection, if you can find a copy: Kinji Fukusaku's 1978 take on Star Wars. Part Buck Rogers, part Power Rangers. Contains space-faring clipper ships and glowing... continue reading

posted by atara 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 1,483 views

Tezuka Osamu is the Japanese animator who created Astro Boy. This short film does not look like anime, using photographs and cut-outs as well as hand-drawn animation. It's an insightful look at the psychology... continue reading

posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 1,971 views

The man currently in charge of the world's 7th largest economy lives inside bottles of japanese beer(?) and cackles like a lunatic at you when you open the bottle.

posted by sometimes 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 2,714 views • 30 secs

Yes, this is a real person. And he's an assistant professor at the Tokyo University of Marine Science.

posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 9,306 views • 6:16

Hard Gay cooks with kids, natto and jelly sandwiches

posted by joedirt 1 decade 8 years 2 weeks ago • 2,719 views

Traditional Japanese flute meets modern Japanese hip-hop instrumentalist. Hypnotic, dark and deep.

posted by plastiquemonkey 1 decade 8 years 3 weeks ago • 1,467 views