What originally started out as a music video has evolved into a feature length film. Seventh Code is not only the title of Japanese superstar Atsuko Maeda’s latest single but a collaboration with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (no relation to Akira Kurosawa). His filmography includes hits like Tokyo Sonata, The Cure and Pulse. Today, we get … Continue reading
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What I Watched… (Vol. 14)
Yes, OK, I know that we’re almost at the end of November and I’ll have another list of films I watched during that month to post up here, but I wanted to shake things up a bit. Over the past couple of months, I’ve just been posting an image of the films I watched in … Continue reading
Why (I Think) Maeda Atsuko Graduated From AKB48
The past couple of weeks have been rough for the Japanese idol unit AKB48. The most popular idol group in Japan which annually re-news it’s spot in the Guiness Book of World Records for the largest pop group in the world has had to deal with an illness to Matsui Jurina and a scandal involving … Continue reading