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Assault Girl: Kentucky no Hinako ／ ケンタッキーの日菜子 [2007]
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Just uploaded this to YouTube, thought you might like to take a gander. This short film directed by Mamoru Oshii (Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell, Avalon, The... -
Video: Turning Japanese - Kirsten Dunst 'Akihabara Majokko Princess'
Remember that post back in August last year where I was going on about Kirsten Dunst displaying her CosPlay talents in Akihabara? Well the video finally has... -
John Woo's Rain of Swords
News of Woo's continuation of action flick form are being touted about the Berlin Film Festival at the moment. Rough clips from his latest film, Jianyu Jianghu... -
SHOCHIKU to release BECK Live Action
One of the best (IMHO) anime's of recent years has been BECK: The Mongolian Chop Squad. Based on the manga 'BECK' by Harold Sakuishi published by Kodansha in... -
Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl DVD
The official release date for the Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl DVD is approaching. Pony Canyon are pushing it out on the 26th of this month and...
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Camden Pimpin’
SOIL and 'PIMP' Sessions are playing the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town, London on the 22nd of July.
Standing or tables available from your usual ticket outlets (I got mine from TicketMaster).
See you...
Andy Lau is Detective Dee
What could be better than a period action flick with Andy Lau in the lead role? How about you add Tsui Hark at the helm and Sammo Hung to direct the fight sequences?
Only problem with this is that it looks like a long wait until a DVD arrives with English subs, the film is scheduled for a...
New Tetsuya Nakashima film
To celebrate the upcoming release of the Tetsuya Nakashima film “Kokuhaku,” starring Takako Matsu, a movie festival was held this week to screen Nakashima’s other works. On hand were actresses Kyoko Fukada, 27, and Anna Tsuchiya, 26, who appeared in the film “Kamikaze Girls,” and Miki...
Sony Unveils Waterproof Walkman
The new Sony Walkman NWD-W253 is this nice looking waterproof effort. It has a 4GB capacity giving in the region of 12 hours worth of tunes. It's all bundled up in the headphones which will connect directly to your PC. Sony's target market is those that pursue outdoor sports activities.
The...
Assault Girl: Kentucky no Hinako ／ ケンタッキーの日菜子 [2007]
Just uploaded this to YouTube, thought you might like to take a gander.
This short film directed by Mamoru Oshii (Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell, Avalon, The Sky Crawlers) is taken from Shin-Onna Tachiguishi Retsuden (真女立喰師列伝?) is the sequel to Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden consisting of...
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Kitano’s Standing Ovation – OUTRAGE at Cannes
Takeshi Kitano's OUTRAGE was shown at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday and the Actor/Director received a standing ovation when the film finished.
On leaving Japan for France, Kitano was quoted as saying,
"I expect to see how many people leave the film in the middle"
- as it is extremely...
Boom Boom Satellites – Back On My Feet – New Album
After a short hiatus (2008 - EXPOSED), not counting the greatest hits Double CD released earlier this year, Boom Boom Satellites are back with a new studio album. In typical BBS style, the album is spattered with tracks that have powerful beats, powerful guitars and powerful vocals - this system...
Onboard
Posted under AardvarkAsia on Monday, 17 May 2010 by LoLyfe
This is from Japan Today.com: Commuters crowd into Tokyo’s weekday morning trains.
Check out the Picture of the Day page for similar...
ANIME Tourism
Great little segment broadcast on NEWSLINE (NHK World TV) today, how anime is helping tourism in Japan. Evangelion is the subject of this...
Todanobu Asano the Peeper
Todanobu Asano is laying in wait, peeping through that little hole in the floor ... just waiting to take revenge...
Ranbou to Taiki is the new film based on a 2005 play by Yukiko Motoya and is directed by Masanori Tominaga (Pandora's Box).
Asano plays Hidenori, a man living with a woman named...
Sharp Adding TV with Blu-ray recorder – built in
The Sharp Corporation have announced that it will be adding eight new models of its DX range of LED AQUOS TV's and they will have Blu-ray disc recorders built in.
These are to be released primarily to the Japanese market at first, but fingers crossed it won't be long before they reach our high...
Gundam Cafe opens in Akiba
I'm surprised that this hasn't happened before now, but on Saturday a Mobile Suit Gundam themed restaurant opened in Akihabara, Tokyo.
Customers are entertained with 31 years worth of nostalgia, whilst they are eating and drinking in the sixty seater cafe.
As with Maid Cafe's, patrons are...
Oops!
Apologies to all my regular readers. The LoLyfe Towers are currently being renovated and my Internet access is limited to my iPhone. Updates will come but will be sparse....
Ayumi Hamasaki – Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus
I'm pretty picky when it comes to the music I listen to, but when I started to become interested in all things Japan my music tastes become somewhat eclectic. At first it was just garage band type guitar music, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant for example, but after becoming immersed in Japanese culture...
Ebizo returning to London to perform kabuki
Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo XI will be returning to London in June to perform ‘‘Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura’’ (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees) at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre. It's the second time the production has been seen in the UK, the first being in 2006. This run will be from...
LoLyfe.com – Mobile Friendly!
After the latest update to the site, I got a few messages from people who read the blog on-the-go and were having problems with access and readability. So, I had a look around the WP Plugins Directory to see if there was anything that would help. I came across the WordPress Mobile Pack that cured...
Jackie Chan’s Little Big Soldier
Jackie Chan is back and in top form in his latest flick - Little Big Soldier.
This period action/comedy/drama is set during the feudal of ancient China and sees Chan starring as a Liang soldier, who has inadvertently captures a general (Leehom Wang of Lust, Caution fame) of rival kingdom Wei....
2010 Terracotta Film Festival – London
This year's Terracotta Far East Film Festival is back on in London. The main venue will be the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square, which will also be holding parties to celebrate the festival.
Clear your diary between the 6th to the 9th May for films from Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong,...
Air Doll
Nozomi (Bae Du Na) is an inflatable air doll, nothing more than a sex object for her lonely, doting owner Hideo (Itao Itsuji), but she gradually develops self-awareness. One day, while her owner is at work, she steps out of the apartment for the first time. Leaving the grasps of her owner, the...
Donnie Yen’s 14 Blades
In the final years of Ming dynasty, the Jinyiwei has come under the control of power-hungry eunuch Jia Jingzhong. Secretly conspiring with an exiled prince (Sammu Hung) to rebel against the emperor, the corrupt eunuch frames the Jinyiwei captain Qinglong (Donnie Yen) for treason and orders his...
Personal Blog
- Pimpin’I was just sifting through Last.fm's recommendations for live music and came across SOIL and 'PIMP' SESSIONS playing at the Jazz Cafe in Camden on the 22nd. Too smoov to pass up... […]
- Today, I have been mainly –- listening to the newly restored and remastered 1989 album Disintegration (Deluxe Edition), by The Cure. Can't believe it's been 21 years... damn... […]
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